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Dead at age 42
307 Notable deaths
Szilárd Bogdánffy
Roman catholic bishop (1911-1953).
Born February 21st, 1911 in Crna Bara.
Died October 3rd, 1953 at 42 years old in Aiud (pneumonia).
Lluïsa Vidal
Catalan painter (1876-1918).
Born April 2nd, 1876 in Barcelona.
Died October 18th, 1918 at 42 years old in Barcelona (influenza, dyspnea). [ref]
Sulamith Goldhaber
Austrian-american high-energy physicist, molecular spectroscopist (1923-1965).
Born November 4th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died December 11th, 1965 at 42 years old in Chennai (brain tumor).
Viggo Stuckenberg
Danish poet and novelist (1863-1905).
Born September 17th, 1863 in Albertslund Municipality.
Died December 6th, 1905 at 42 years old in Copenhagen.
Heiti Talvik
Estonian poet.
Born November 9th, 1904 in Tartu.
Died July 18th, 1947 at 42 years old in Tyumen Oblast.
Pablo Birger
Argentine racing driver.
Born January 7th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 9th, 1966 at 42 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
Virginie Hériot
Sailor.
Died August 28th, 1932 at 42 years old in Arcachon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
António Carvalho de Silva Porto
Portuguese painter (1850-1893).
Born November 11th, 1850 in Porto.
Died June 1st, 1893 at 42 years old in Lisbon.
Miller Anderson
Diver (1922-1965).
Born December 27th, 1922 in Columbus.
Died October 29th, 1965 at 42 years old in Columbus.
Albrecht Dieterich
German classical philologist and religious studies scholar.
Born May 2nd, 1866 in Bad Hersfeld. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1908 at 42 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
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