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Dead at age 42
315 Notable deaths
Bobby Vernon
American actor (1897–1939).
Born March 9th, 1897 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1939 at 42 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon
German photographer (1900-1942).
Born January 26th, 1900 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1942 at 42 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
Robert MacArthur
American ecologist.
Born April 7th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died November 1st, 1972 at 42 years old in Princeton (kidney disease).
Yevhen Yenin
Ukrainian diplomat.
Born November 19th, 1980 in Dnipro.
Died January 18th, 2023 at 42 years old in Brovary (helicopter crash).
Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin
Russian artist (1861-1904).
Born October 29th, 1861 in Borisoglebsk Uyezd.
Died May 10th, 1904 at 42 years old in Novgorod Governorate (tuberculosis).
Titsian Tabidze
Georgian poet.
Born April 2nd, 1895 in Chkvishi.
Died December 16th, 1937 at 42 years old in Tbilisi.
Franz von Vecsey
(1893-1935) violinist, child prodigy.
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Budapest.
Died April 6th, 1935 at 42 years old in Rome (pulmonary embolism).
Lu Yao
Chinese writer (1949-1992).
Born December 3rd, 1949 in Qingjian County.
Died November 17th, 1992 at 42 years old in Xi'an (cancer).
Nguyen An Ninh
Vietnamese writer, activist and revolutionary (1900–1943).
Born September 15th, 1900 in Cholon. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1943 at 42 years old in Côn Sơn Island.
Albert Samain
French poet (1858-1900).
Born April 3rd, 1858 in Lille. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1900 at 42 years old in Magny-les-Hameaux (tuberculosis). [ref]
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