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Dead at age 42
425 Notable deaths
Eddie Hazel
American guitarist (1950–1992).
Born April 10th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 42 years old in Plainfield (liver failure).
Verónica Echegui
Spanish actress.
Born June 16th, 1983 in Madrid.
Died August 24th, 2025 at 42 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Margaret Wise Brown
American writer of children's books (1910–1952).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in Brooklyn.
Died November 13th, 1952 at 42 years old in Nice (embolism).
Adem Jashari
Commander of kosovo liberation army.
Born November 28th, 1955 in Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo.
Died March 7th, 1998 at 42 years old in Kosovo.
Charley Patton
American delta blues musician (1891–1934).
Born May 1st, 1891 in Bolton, Edwards.
Died April 28th, 1934 at 42 years old in Indianola (heart failure).
James Colosimo
American mobster (1878-1920).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Colosimi.
Died May 11th, 1920 at 42 years old in Chicago (gunshot wound).
Jacques Mesrine
French criminal (1936–1979).
Born December 28th, 1936 in Clichy.
Died November 2nd, 1979 at 42 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
Nigerian military leader (1924-1966).
Born March 3rd, 1924 in Umuahia, Ibeku West.
Died July 29th, 1966 at 42 years old in Ibadan, Lalupon.
Thomas H. Ince
American film producer (1882–1924).
Born November 6th, 1882 in Newport.
Died November 19th, 1924 at 42 years old in Beverly Hills.
Georg Elser
German opponent of nazism, planned and carried out an assassination attempt on adolf hitler on 8 november 1939 (1903–1945).
Born January 4th, 1903 in Hermaringen.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 42 years old in Dachau concentration camp (gunshot wound).
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