Dead at age 43

359 Notable deaths

Junior Seau

American football player (1969-2012).

Born January 19th, 1969 in San Diego. [ref]

Died May 2nd, 2012 at 43 years old in Oceanside (gunshot wound). [ref]

Amanda Peterson

American actress (1971-2015).

Born July 8th, 1971 in Greeley.

Died July 3rd, 2015 at 43 years old in Greeley (drug overdose). [ref]

Andrew Breitbart

American writer and publisher (1969–2012).

Born February 1st, 1969 in Los Angeles.

Died March 1st, 2012 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]

Reggie White

American football player (1961–2004).

Born December 19th, 1961 in Chattanooga.

Died December 26th, 2004 at 43 years old in Cornelius (heart arrhythmia). [ref]

Romy Schneider

German-french actress (1938–1982).

Born September 23rd, 1938 in Vienna. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1982 at 43 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gustavo Gaviria

Colombian drug trafficker (1946–1990).

Born December 25th, 1946 in Pereira.

Died August 11th, 1990 at 43 years old in Medellín (gunshot wound). [ref]

Alexander Litvinenko

Ex-kgb agent and fsb lieutenant-colonel (1962-2006).

Born December 4th, 1962 in Voronezh. [ref]

Died November 23rd, 2006 at 43 years old in London, University College Hospital (radiation syndrome). [ref]

Bessie Smith

American blues singer.

Born April 15th, 1894 in Chattanooga. [ref]

Died September 26th, 1937 at 43 years old in Clarksdale (traffic collision). [ref]

Django Reinhardt

Romani-belgian /french jazz musician (1910–1953).

Born January 23rd, 1910 in Pont-à-Celles.

Died May 16th, 1953 at 43 years old in Samois-sur-Seine (cerebral hemorrhage).

Nancy Benoit

American professional wrestling manager and model (1964-2007).

Born May 17th, 1964 in Boston.

Died June 22nd, 2007 at 43 years old in Fayetteville (strangling). [ref]

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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett