Dead at age 42
323 Notable deaths
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]
Benny Brown
Track and field athlete, 400 metres runner, quarter miler (1953-1996).
Born September 27th, 1953 in San Francisco.
Died February 1st, 1996 at 42 years old in Ontario (traffic collision).
Beverley Whitfield
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1954-1996).
Born June 15th, 1954 in Wollongong.
Died August 20th, 1996 at 42 years old in Shellharbour.
Grigore Preoteasa
Romanian politician, 1955-1957 minister for foreign affairs.
Born August 25th, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 42 years old in Moscow.
Árpád Tóth
Hungarian poet (1886-1928).
Born April 14th, 1886 in Arad. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1928 at 42 years old in Budapest (tuberculosis). [ref]
Bohdan Shershun
Ukrainian footballer.
Born May 14th, 1981 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died January 7th, 2024 at 42 years old in Belgium. [ref]
Ilarie Voronca
French writer (1903–1946).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Brăila. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1946 at 42 years old in Paris.
Mikhail Gudkov
Russian general.
Born January 11th, 1983 in Novosibirsk.
Died July 2nd, 2025 at 42 years old in Kursk Oblast. [ref]
Lucy Everest Boole
Irish chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904).
Born August 5th, 1862 in Blackrock.
Died December 5th, 1904 at 42 years old
George Moorhouse
American soccer player (1901-1943).
Born May 4th, 1901 in Liverpool.
Died October 12th, 1943 at 42 years old in New York City.
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