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Dead at age 42
315 Notable deaths
Prince Luís of Brazil
Brazilian prince of french, italian and portuguese descent.
Born January 26th, 1878 in Petrópolis.
Died March 26th, 1920 at 42 years old in Cannes (disease).
Charley Paddock
American athlete and olympic gold medalist (1900-1943).
Born August 11th, 1900 in Gainesville. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1943 at 42 years old in Sitka.
Regina Jonas
First woman rabbi.
Born August 3rd, 1902 in Berlin.
Died October 12th, 1944 at 42 years old in Auschwitz.
George Beauchamp
American inventor (1899-1941).
Born March 18th, 1899 in Coleman County.
Died March 30th, 1941 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Tina Brooks
American musician.
Born June 7th, 1932 in Fayetteville. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1974 at 42 years old in New York City (kidney failure). [ref]
Ivan Cankar
Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist (1876-1918).
Born May 10th, 1876 in Vrhnika.
Died December 11th, 1918 at 42 years old in Ljubljana (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Werner Braune
Ss officer (1909–1951).
Born April 11th, 1909 in Mehrstedt.
Died June 7th, 1951 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
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. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1924 at 42 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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 (1907–1949).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Chicago.
Died December 5th, 1949 at 42 years old in Chicago.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 315
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson