Dead at age 42
424 Notable deaths
Huey Long
American politician, governor of louisiana, and united states senator (1893-1935).
Born August 30th, 1893 in Winnfield.
Died September 10th, 1935 at 42 years old in Baton Rouge (gunshot wound).
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Consort of queen victoria from 1840 to 1861 (1819–1861).
Born August 26th, 1819 in Schloss Rosenau.
Died December 14th, 1861 at 42 years old in Windsor Castle (typhoid fever).
Divine
American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988).
Born October 19th, 1945 in Baltimore.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Butch Cassidy
American old west outlaw (1866–1908).
Born April 13th, 1866 in Beaver.
Died November 7th, 1908 at 42 years old in Bolivia (gunshot wound).
Adán Canto
Mexican actor (1981–2024).
Born December 5th, 1981 in Ciudad Acuña.
Died January 8th, 2024 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (appendix cancer). [ref]
Prodigy
American rapper from new york (1974–2017).
Born November 2nd, 1974 in Hempstead. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2017 at 42 years old in Las Vegas (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
Dorothy Dandridge
American actress and singer (1922–1965).
Born November 9th, 1922 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1965 at 42 years old in Hollywood.
Jeffrey Hunter
American actor and producer (1926–1969).
Born November 25th, 1926 in New Orleans.
Died May 27th, 1969 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Fred Trump Jr.
American airplane pilot; elder brother of donald trump.
Born October 14th, 1938 in Queens. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1981 at 42 years old in Jamaica (alcoholism, myocardial infarction). [ref]
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
Colombian mob boss (1947-1989).
Born May 14th, 1947 in Hospital.
Died December 15th, 1989 at 42 years old in Tolú.
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black