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Dead at age 42
425 Notable deaths
Arthur Hugh Clough
English poet (1819–1861).
Born January 1st, 1819 in Liverpool.
Died November 13th, 1861 at 42 years old in Florence.
Dipa Nusantara Aidit
Indonesian communist politician (1923–1965).
Born July 30th, 1923 in Belitung Island.
Died November 22nd, 1965 at 42 years old in Indonesia (execution).
Dingko Singh
Indian boxer (1979–2021).
Born January 1st, 1979 in Sekta.
Died June 10th, 2021 at 42 years old in Sekta (liver cancer). [ref]
Franz Oppenhoff
German lawyer and politician (1902-1945).
Born August 18th, 1902 in Aachen.
Died March 25th, 1945 at 42 years old in Aachen (gunshot wound).
Luís de Orléans e Bragança
Military descendant of the extinct brazilian imperial family (1878–1920).
Born January 26th, 1878 in Petrópolis.
Died March 26th, 1920 at 42 years old in Cannes (disease).
Werner Braune
Ss officer (1909–1951).
Born April 11th, 1909 in Mehrstedt.
Died June 7th, 1951 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Mizzi Kaspar
Austrian actress and mistress of crown prince rudolf (1864–1907).
Born September 28th, 1864 in Graz.
Died January 29th, 1907 at 42 years old in Vienna (syphilis).
Lounès Matoub
Algerian musician (1956–1998).
Born January 24th, 1956 in Aït Mahmoud.
Died June 25th, 1998 at 42 years old in Aït Aïssi (gunshot wound).
Lajos Batthyány
Hungarian politician (1807–1849).
Born February 10th, 1807 in Bratislava.
Died October 6th, 1849 at 42 years old in Pest (execution, gunshot wound).
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.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon