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Dead at age 42
323 Notable deaths
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist (1934-1976).
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Miami. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1976 at 42 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Antonio Pettigrew
American sprint athlete (1967–2010).
Born November 3rd, 1967 in Macon.
Died August 10th, 2010 at 42 years old in Chatham County. [ref]
Maximilian Grabner
Ss officer.
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 42 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Robert Hugh Benson
British writer and catholic priest (1871–1914).
Born November 18th, 1871 in Berkshire. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1914 at 42 years old in Salford. [ref]
Jacob Israël de Haan
Dutch lawyer, legal scholar, diplomat, journalist, novelist and poet, assassinated by the haganah (1881-1924).
Born December 31st, 1881 in Smilde.
Died June 30th, 1924 at 42 years old in Jaffa Road.
William Grover-Williams
Racecar driver (1903–1945).
Born January 16th, 1903 in Montrouge.
Died March 18th, 1945 at 42 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
Franz Rosenzweig
Jewish theologian and philosopher (1886–1929).
Born December 25th, 1886 in Kassel.
Died December 10th, 1929 at 42 years old in Frankfurt (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Fred Akuffo
Soldier, politician, former chief of defence staff and head of state of ghana (1937-1979).
Born March 21st, 1937 in Akropong.
Died June 26th, 1979 at 42 years old in Accra (ballistic trauma).
Ruhollah Zam
Iranian activist and journalist (1978-2020).
Born July 27th, 1978 in Tehran.
Died December 12th, 2020 at 42 years old in Tehran (hanging). [ref]
Ian Marter
English actor and writer (1944-1986).
Born October 28th, 1944 in Coventry.
Died October 28th, 1986 at 42 years old in London (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi