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Dead at age 42
307 Notable deaths
Yan Gamarnik
Soviet general (1894-1937).
Born June 14th, 1894 in Zhytomyr.
Died May 31st, 1937 at 42 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Orlando Zapata
Cuban activist (1967-2010).
Born May 15th, 1967 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died February 23rd, 2010 at 42 years old in Havana (starvation). [ref]
Nino Khurtsidze
Georgian chess player (1975-2018).
Born September 28th, 1975 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2018 at 42 years old in Tbilisi (cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Glauser
Swiss writer (1896-1938).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1938 at 42 years old in Nervi. [ref]
Yakov Yakovlev
Soviet politician (1896-1938).
Born June 21st, 1896 in Hrodna.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 42 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Helene Chadwick
Actress (1897-1940).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Oneida County. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Leo Smit
Dutch musician.
Born May 14th, 1900 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1943 at 42 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp. [ref]
Mogens Wieth
Danish actor.
Born September 16th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died September 10th, 1962 at 42 years old in London.
Sunday Bada
Athletics competitor (1969-2011).
Born June 22nd, 1969 in Kaduna.
Died December 12th, 2011 at 42 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Grigory Kaminsky
Soviet politician (1895-1938).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Dnipro.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 42 years old in Moscow.
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