Dead at age 42

323 Notable deaths

Vicente Saldivar

Mexican boxer.

Born May 3rd, 1943 in Mexico City.

Died July 18th, 1985 at 42 years old in Mexico City (cancer).

Gunnar Nordström

Finnish physicist.

Born March 12th, 1881 in Helsinki.

Died December 24th, 1923 at 42 years old in Helsinki (pernicious anemia).

Luisa Capeta

Puerto rican labor organizer (1879–1922).

Born October 28th, 1879 in Arecibo.

Died April 10th, 1922 at 42 years old in Río Piedras (tuberculosis).

Juliet Berto

Actress, film director (1947–1990).

Born January 16th, 1947 in Grenoble.

Died January 10th, 1990 at 42 years old in Breux-Jouy (breast cancer).

Albrecht Haushofer

German geographer and diplomat.

Born January 7th, 1903 in Munich.

Died April 23rd, 1945 at 42 years old in Invalidenstraße (gunshot wound).

Roberto Arlt Zavalaga

Argentine writer.

Born April 2nd, 1900 in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Died July 26th, 1942 at 42 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Jim Holton

Scottish footballer (1951-1993).

Born April 11th, 1951 in Lesmahagow.

Died October 4th, 1993 at 42 years old in Warwick.

Mia Ikumi

Japanese manga artist.

Born March 27th, 1979 in Osaka.

Died March 7th, 2022 at 42 years old in Osaka (subarachnoid hemorrhage). [ref]

Mike Muuss

American computer programmer (1958–2000).

Born October 16th, 1958 in Iowa City.

Died November 20th, 2000 at 42 years old in Havre de Grace (traffic collision).

Long Boret

Cambodian politician (1933–1975).

Born January 3rd, 1933 in Chbar Ampéou.

Died April 17th, 1975 at 42 years old in Phnom Penh (extra-judicial killing).

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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr