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Dead at age 42
424 Notable deaths
Yakov Yakovlev
Soviet politician (1896-1938).
Born June 21st, 1896 in Horadnia.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 42 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (execution by shooting).
Mischa Levitzki
Russian-born american concert pianist (1898–1941).
Born May 25th, 1898 in Kremenchuk.
Died January 2nd, 1941 at 42 years old in New Jersey.
Augusta La Torre
Peruvian revolutionary (1946-1988).
Born August 29th, 1946 in Huanta.
Died November 14th, 1988 at 42 years old in Peru.
Helene Chadwick
Actress (1897-1940).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Oneida County.
Died September 5th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles.
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).
Behbud Khan Javanshir
Azerbaijani politician (1878–1921).
Born July 24th, 1878 in Azad Qaraqoyunlu.
Died July 18th, 1921 at 42 years old in Constantinople (assassination).
Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
First wife of prince henry of the netherlands (1830-1872).
Born March 20th, 1830 in Ghent.
Died May 1st, 1872 at 42 years old in Walferdange.
Albert Samain
French poet (1858-1900).
Born April 3rd, 1858 in Lille.
Died August 18th, 1900 at 42 years old in Magny-les-Hameaux (tuberculosis).
Jindřich Štyrský
Czech photographer, painter, writer and artist (1899-1942).
Born August 11th, 1899 in Dolní Čermná. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1942 at 42 years old in Smíchov. [ref]
Peretz Smolenskin
Jewish writer and publicist (1842-1885).
Born February 25th, 1842 in Monastyrshchina.
Died February 1st, 1885 at 42 years old in Merano.
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