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Dead at age 42
315 Notable deaths
Eddie Hazel
American guitarist.
Born April 10th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 42 years old in Plainfield (liver failure).
Thomas H. Ince
American film producer (1882–1924).
Born November 16th, 1882 in Newport.
Died November 19th, 1924 at 42 years old in Beverly Hills.
Walter Schellenberg
German police and ss general, head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952).
Born January 16th, 1910 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1952 at 42 years old in Turin (cancer). [ref]
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).
Graham Young
British serial killer (teacup poisoner).
Born September 10th, 1947 in Neasden.
Died August 1st, 1990 at 42 years old in Newport (myocardial infarction).
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.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan