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Dead at age 42
297 Notable deaths
Agnes Ayres
American actress.
Born April 4th, 1898 in Carbondale.
Died December 25th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist.
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1949 at 42 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Hélio Oiticica
Brazilian visual artist (1937-1980).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1980 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke). [ref]
Roman Malinovsky
Russian politician (1876-1918).
Born March 18th, 1876 in Russian Empire. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1918 at 42 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Mizzi Kaspar
Austrian actress and mistress of crown prince rudolf.
Born September 28th, 1864 in Graz.
Died January 29th, 1907 at 42 years old in Vienna (syphilis).
Gunnar Nordström
Finnish physicist.
Born March 12th, 1881 in Helsinki.
Died December 24th, 1923 at 42 years old in Helsinki (pernicious anemia).
Jean Eustache
French film director, film editor and actor.
Born November 30th, 1938 in Pessac. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1981 at 42 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (ballistic trauma).
Vicente Saldivar
Mexican boxer.
Born May 3rd, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died July 18th, 1985 at 42 years old in Mexico City (cancer).
Aaron Aaronsohn
Jewish agronomist, botanist, and zionist activist (1876-1919).
Born May 21st, 1876 in Bacău. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1919 at 42 years old in Zikhron Ya'akov (aviation accident). [ref]
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