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Dead at age 42
296 Notable deaths
Ian Murdock
American computer scientist, open source developer, entrepreneur (1973-2015).
Born April 28th, 1973 in Konstanz.
Died December 28th, 2015 at 42 years old in San Francisco (hanging). [ref]
Troy Davis
American convicted murderer (1968-2011).
Born October 9th, 1968 in Butts County.
Died September 21st, 2011 at 42 years old in Jackson (lethal injection).
Dennis Brown
Jamaican reggae singer.
Born February 1st, 1957 in Kingston. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1999 at 42 years old in Kingston (pneumothorax). [ref]
Charles Chaplin
American actor (1925-1968).
Born May 5th, 1925 in Beverly Hills.
Died March 20th, 1968 at 42 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary embolism).
Charley Patton
American delta blues musician.
Died April 28th, 1934 at 42 years old in Indianola (heart failure). [ref]
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
Nigerian military leader (1924-1966).
Born March 3rd, 1924 in Umuahia, Abia State.
Died July 29th, 1966 at 42 years old in Ibadan.
Prince Christoph of Hesse-Kassel
German air force officer (1901-1943).
Born May 14th, 1901 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 42 years old in Forlì.
Margaret Wise Brown
American writer of children's books (1910–1952).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1952 at 42 years old in Nice (embolism). [ref]
Al Bowlly
Mozambican-born south african-british vocalist and jazz guitarist.
Born January 7th, 1899 in Maputo. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1941 at 42 years old in London (explosion). [ref]
Johann Georg Elser
German opponent of nazism, planned and carried out an assassination attempt on adolf hitler on 8 november 1939.
Born January 4th, 1903 in Hermaringen. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1945 at 42 years old in Dachau, Dachau concentration camp (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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