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Dead at age 42
424 Notable deaths
Arsène Darmesteter
French philologist (1846-1888).
Born January 5th, 1846 in Château-Salins. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1888 at 42 years old in place Adolphe-Chérioux.
Raymond Suvigny
French weightlifter (1903–1945).
Born January 21st, 1903 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 26th, 1945 at 42 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Victor Dolidze
Georgian composer (1890-1933).
Born July 30th, 1890 in Ozurgeti.
Died May 24th, 1933 at 42 years old in Tbilisi.
Nikolay Smaga
Athletics competitor (1938-1981).
Born August 22nd, 1938 in Bobrove.
Died March 28th, 1981 at 42 years old in Kyiv.
Luca Gelfi
Italian road bicycle racer (1966–2009).
Born June 21st, 1966 in Bergamo.
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 42 years old in Torre de' Roveri.
Alfred Jäck
Swiss footballer (1911-1953).
Born August 2nd, 1911 in Allschwil.
Died August 28th, 1953 at 42 years old
Ğäziz Älmöxämmädev
Russian opera singer (1895-1938).
Born October 29th, 1895 in Novomuraptalovo, Orenburg Uyezd.
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 (Smolensk air disaster).
Johann Wilhelm von Müller
German scientist (1824–1866).
Born March 4th, 1824 in Kochersteinsfeld.
Died October 24th, 1866 at 42 years old in Kochersteinsfeld.
Igor Tselovalnikov
Soviet cyclist (1944–1986).
Born January 2nd, 1944 in Yerevan.
Died March 17th, 1986 at 42 years old in Kharkiv.
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