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Dead at age 43
317 Notable deaths
Sinn Sisamouth
Cambodian recording artist; singer-songwriter (1932-1976).
Born August 23rd, 1932 in Stung Treng. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1976 at 43 years old in Koh Thum District. [ref]
James Booker
American musician.
Born December 17th, 1939 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1983 at 43 years old in New Orleans (kidney failure). [ref]
Nestor Lakoba
Abkhazian politician (1893-1936).
Died December 28th, 1936 at 43 years old in Tbilisi (intoxication).
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975).
Born June 4th, 1932 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1975 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Soviet cosmonaut (1928-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 43 years old in Soyuz 11, low Earth orbit (decompression sickness, hypoxia).
Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
Italian royal and noble.
Born October 21st, 1898 in Turin.
Died March 3rd, 1942 at 43 years old in Nairobi (malaria, tuberculosis).
Karl Eberhard Schöngarth
German general, war criminal (1903-1946).
Born April 22nd, 1903 in Leipzig.
Died May 16th, 1946 at 43 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Zoleka Mandela
South african writer.
Born April 9th, 1980 in Johannesburg.
Died September 25th, 2023 at 43 years old in Johannesburg (cancer). [ref]
William Renshaw
English tennis player.
Born January 3rd, 1861 in Royal Leamington Spa.
Died August 12th, 1904 at 43 years old in Swanage.
Frank Wolff
American actor.
Born May 11th, 1928 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1971 at 43 years old in Rome (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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