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Dead at age 42
425 Notable deaths
Ardeshir Tarapore
Recipient of param vir chakra (1923-1965).
Born August 18th, 1923 in Mumbai.
Died September 16th, 1965 at 42 years old in Chawinda.
Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
German female aviator and test pilot in german luftwaffe dive bombers during world war ii.
Born January 9th, 1903 in Krotoszyn.
Died April 8th, 1945 at 42 years old in Straßkirchen.
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist (1934-1976).
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Miami.
Died April 7th, 1976 at 42 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Josef Strauss
Austrian composer.
Born August 20th, 1827 in Vienna.
Died July 22nd, 1870 at 42 years old in Vienna.
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 24th, 1948 at 42 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
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).
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