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Dead at age 42
323 Notable deaths
Nikolay Smaga
Athletics competitor (1938-1981).
Born August 22nd, 1938 in Bobrove.
Died March 28th, 1981 at 42 years old in Kyiv.
Ğäziz Älmöxämmädev
Russian opera singer (1895-1938).
Born October 29th, 1895 in Orenburg Uyezd, Novomuraptalovo.
Died July 10th, 1938 at 42 years old in Ufa.
Paweł Wypych
Polish politician (1968-2010).
Born February 20th, 1968 in Otwock.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 42 years old in Smolensk (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash).
Igor Tselovalnikov
Soviet cyclist (1944–1986).
Born January 2nd, 1944 in Yerevan.
Died March 17th, 1986 at 42 years old in Kharkiv.
Coenraad Hiebendaal
Dutch rower.
Born April 10th, 1879 in Gorinchem.
Died June 3rd, 1921 at 42 years old in Amsterdam.
Leo Duyndam
Road bicycle racer (1948-1990).
Born January 2nd, 1948 in Naaldwijk.
Died July 26th, 1990 at 42 years old in Vallauris (myocardial infarction).
Tivadar Kanizsa
Hungarian water polo player (1933-1975).
Born April 4th, 1933 in Debrecen.
Died November 4th, 1975 at 42 years old in Jásztelek (traffic collision).
Vilhelm Andersson
Swedish water polo player.
Born March 11th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died September 21st, 1933 at 42 years old in Stockholm.
Gaston Mercier
French rower (1932-1974).
Born June 5th, 1932 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 4th, 1974 at 42 years old in Bussières (myocardial infarction).
Bernard Gravier
French fencer (1881-1923).
Born February 20th, 1881 in Toulon. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1923 at 42 years old in Paris.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht