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Dead at age 42
424 Notable deaths
Inşirah Hanım
Consort of şehzade mehmed vahideddin.
Born July 10th, 1887 in Batumi.
Died June 10th, 1930 at 42 years old in Cairo (drowning).
Ida Presti
French musician (1924–1967).
Born May 31st, 1924 in Suresnes.
Died April 24th, 1967 at 42 years old in Rochester (lung cancer).
Lilli Henoch
German track and field athlete (1899–1942).
Born October 26th, 1899 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1942 at 42 years old in Riga Ghetto (gunshot wound).
Paul Drude
German physicist specializing in optics.
Born July 12th, 1863 in Brunswick.
Died July 5th, 1906 at 42 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Enrico Toselli
Italian pianist and composer (1883-1926).
Born March 13th, 1883 in Florence.
Died January 15th, 1926 at 42 years old in Florence.
Mahmoud Mokhtar
Egyptian sculptor (1891–1934).
Born May 10th, 1891 in Tanbarah.
Died March 28th, 1934 at 42 years old in Cairo.
Adam Ndlovu
Zimbabwean footballer (1970-2012).
Born June 26th, 1970 in Zimbabwe.
Died December 16th, 2012 at 42 years old in Victoria Falls (traffic collision).
Paul Guillaume
French art dealer (1891-1934).
Born November 28th, 1891 in Paris.
Died October 1st, 1934 at 42 years old in Paris.
Agitu Ideo Gudeta
Ethiopian farmer, entrepreneur, and environmentalist.
Born January 1st, 1978 in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2020 at 42 years old in Frassilongo. [ref]
Georges Leclanché
French electrical engineer (1839–1882).
Born October 9th, 1839 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1882 at 42 years old in rue de Laval. [ref]
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