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Dead at age 42
424 Notable deaths
Konstantin Umansky
Soviet diplomat (1902-1945).
Born May 14th, 1902 in Mykolaiv. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1945 at 42 years old in Mexico (aircraft crash). [ref]
Georgii Karpechenko
Russian botanists (1899-1941).
Died July 28th, 1941 at 42 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (execution by shooting).
James Craig Watson
American astronomer (1838-1880).
Born January 28th, 1838 in Fingal.
Died November 22nd, 1880 at 42 years old in Madison (peritonitis).
Julie Ditty
Us female tennis player (1979–2021).
Born January 4th, 1979 in Atlanta.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 42 years old in Ashland (breast cancer). [ref]
Zahari Zograf
Bulgarian painter (1810-1853).
Born October 8th, 1810 in Samokov.
Died June 14th, 1853 at 42 years old in Samokov (typhus).
George Nathan
British international brigade volunteer (1895–1937).
Born January 20th, 1895 in Ireland.
Died July 16th, 1937 at 42 years old in Brunete.
Grigory Kaminsky
Soviet politician (1895-1938).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Dnipro.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 42 years old in Moscow.
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]
Mogens Wieth
Danish actor.
Born September 16th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died September 10th, 1962 at 42 years old in London.
Friedrich Glauser
Swiss writer (1896-1938).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died December 8th, 1938 at 42 years old in Nervi.
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