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Dead at age 43
436 Notable deaths
Alice Kober
American classical scholar (1906-1950).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1950 at 43 years old in Brooklyn (lung cancer). [ref]
Mikhail Koltsov
Soviet journalist (1898–1940).
Born June 12th, 1898 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1942 at 43 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Gerhard Gundermann
German musician (1955–1998).
Born February 21st, 1955 in Weimar.
Died June 21st, 1998 at 43 years old in Spreetal.
Alí Primera
Venezuelan musician (1941–1985).
Born October 31st, 1941 in Falcón, Coro.
Died February 16th, 1985 at 43 years old in Caracas (traffic collision).
Uche Okafor
Nigerian footballer (1967-2011).
Born August 8th, 1967 in Owerri.
Died January 6th, 2011 at 43 years old in Little Elm (hanging to death). [ref]
Sylvain Salnave
President of haiti (1826-1870).
Born February 7th, 1826 in Cap-Haïtien. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1870 at 43 years old in Port-au-Prince (gunshot wound). [ref]
Aleksei Bugayev
Russian association football player (1981–2024).
Born August 25th, 1981 in Moscow.
Died December 29th, 2024 at 43 years old in Ukraine. [ref]
Rovshan Javadov
Azerbaijani politician (1951-1995).
Born October 19th, 1951 in Lachin.
Died March 17th, 1995 at 43 years old in Baku.
Armi Aavikko
Finnish beauty queen and singer (1958–2002).
Born September 1st, 1958 in Helsinki.
Died January 2nd, 2002 at 43 years old in Espoo (pneumonia).
Anna Schäffer
Catholic saint (1882–1925).
Born February 18th, 1882.
Died October 5th, 1925 at 43 years old
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