Dead at age 42

425 Notable deaths

Auguste Chapdelaine

19th-century french christian missionary, martyr, catholic saint.

Born February 6th, 1814 in La Rochelle-Normande.

Died February 29th, 1856 at 42 years old in Guangxi (slow slicing).

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).

Christian Morgenstern

German author (1871-1914).

Born May 6th, 1871 in Munich, Theresienstraße. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1914 at 42 years old in Merano (tuberculosis). [ref]

Jacques Fath

French fashion designer (1912–1954).

Born September 6th, 1912 in Maisons-Laffitte.

Died November 13th, 1954 at 42 years old in Paris (leukemia).

Jean Eustache

French film director and editor (1938–1981).

Born November 30th, 1938 in Pessac.

Died November 5th, 1981 at 42 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).

Tina Brooks

American musician (1932–1974).

Born June 7th, 1932 in Fayetteville.

Died August 13th, 1974 at 42 years old in New York City (kidney failure).

Brandon Hunter

American basketball player (1980-2023).

Born November 24th, 1980 in Cincinnati.

Died September 12th, 2023 at 42 years old in Orlando. [ref]

Agnes Ayres

American actress (1892–1940).

Born April 4th, 1898 in Carbondale.

Died December 25th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).

Yane Sandanski

Macedonian bulgarian revolutionary.

Born May 18th, 1872 in Vlahi.

Died April 22nd, 1915 at 42 years old in Melnik. [ref]

Regina Jonas

First woman to be ordained as a rabbi (1902–1944).

Born August 3rd, 1902 in Berlin.

Died December 12th, 1944 at 42 years old in Auschwitz.

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