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Dead at age 42
323 Notable deaths
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born September 3rd, 1934 in Gilmer. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1976 at 42 years old in Dallas (heart failure). [ref]
Rick Aviles
American actor, stand-up comedian (1952-1995).
Born October 14th, 1952 in Manhattan.
Died March 17th, 1995 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Gregor Strasser
German politician, rival of adolf hitler inside the nazi party (1892-1934).
Born May 31st, 1892 in Geisenfeld. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1934 at 42 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Huo Yuanjia
Chinese martial artist (1868-1910).
Born January 18th, 1868 in Jinghai District.
Died August 9th, 1910 at 42 years old in Shanghai (arsenic poisoning).
F. W. Murnau
German film director (1888–1931).
Born December 28th, 1888 in Bielefeld.
Died March 11th, 1931 at 42 years old in Santa Barbara (traffic collision).
Hussein Fatal
American rapper (1973-2015).
Born April 3rd, 1973 in Montclair.
Died July 11th, 2015 at 42 years old in Banks County (traffic collision). [ref]
Aleksandr Zakharchenko
Head and prime minister of the donetsk people's republic.
Born June 26th, 1976 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2018 at 42 years old in Pushkin Boulevard, Donetsk (explosion). [ref]
Hassan al-Banna
Egyptian islamist leader and politician (1906—1949).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Mahmoudiyah.
Died February 12th, 1949 at 42 years old in Cairo (gunshot wound).
Jorge Negrete
Mexican actor and singer (1911-1953).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Guanajuato, Chihuahua City.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
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