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Dead at age 42
315 Notable deaths
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]
R. J. Mitchell
Aeronautical engineer; designer of the spitfire.
Born May 20th, 1895 in Butt Lane.
Died June 11th, 1937 at 42 years old in Portswood (colorectal cancer).
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.
Glenn Burke
American baseball player (1952-1995).
Born November 16th, 1952 in Oakland.
Died May 30th, 1995 at 42 years old in San Leandro (death from AIDS-related complications).
Martin Hannett
English musician and record producer (1948-1991).
Born May 31st, 1948 in Manchester.
Died April 18th, 1991 at 42 years old in Manchester (heart failure).
Salem bin Laden
Saudi arabian businessman (1946-1988).
Born January 4th, 1946 in Jeddah.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 42 years old in San Antonio (aviation accident).
Karl Schwarzschild
German physicist, astronomer and mathematician.
Born October 9th, 1873 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1916 at 42 years old in Potsdam (pemphigus). [ref]
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