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Dead at age 42

424 Notable deaths

Bernard Brunhes

French geophysicist (1867–1910).

Born July 3rd, 1867 in Toulouse.

Died May 10th, 1910 at 42 years old in Clermont-Ferrand.

Alexander of Württemberg

Army officer (1801-1844).

Born November 5th, 1801 in Copenhagen.

Died July 7th, 1844 at 42 years old in Bad Wildbad (stroke).

Máximo Santos

President of uruguay (1847-1889).

Born April 15th, 1847 in Pando.

Died May 19th, 1889 at 42 years old in Buenos Aires.

Luis Caballero

Paraguayan footballer (1962-2005).

Born September 17th, 1962 in Asunción.

Died May 6th, 2005 at 42 years old in Asunción.

Andrei Lomakin

Russian ice hockey player (1964–2006).

Born April 3rd, 1964 in Voskresensk.

Died December 9th, 2006 at 42 years old in Detroit. [ref]

Katri Vala

Finnish poet (1901-1944).

Born September 11th, 1901 in Muonio.

Died May 28th, 1944 at 42 years old in Eksjö.

Paavo Aaltonen

Finnish artistic gymnast (1919–1962).

Born December 11th, 1919 in Kemi.

Died September 9th, 1962 at 42 years old in Sipoo.

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]

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).

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).

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