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Dead at age 42
297 Notable deaths
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 the kosovo liberation army.
Born November 28th, 1955 in Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo.
Died March 7th, 1998 at 42 years old in Kosovo (killed in action).
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]
Paul Bern
German-born american film director.
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Wandsbek. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1932 at 42 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
James Colosimo
American mobster (1878-1920).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Colosimi.
Died May 11th, 1920 at 42 years old in Chicago.
Counteé Cullen
American writer.
Born May 30th, 1903 in Louisville.
Died January 9th, 1946 at 42 years old in New York City.
Thomas Neill Cream
Scottish-canadian serial killer.
Born May 27th, 1850 in Glasgow.
Died November 15th, 1892 at 42 years old in Newgate Prison (hanging). [ref]
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