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Dead at age 43

317 Notable deaths

Maxence Van Der Meersch

French writer (1907-1951).

Born May 4th, 1907 in Roubaix. [ref]

Died January 14th, 1951 at 43 years old in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (tuberculosis). [ref]

Burton Downing

American racing cyclist.

Born February 5th, 1885 in San Jose.

Died January 1st, 1929 at 43 years old in Red Bank.

Masanori Sanada

Japanese association football player.

Born March 6th, 1968 in Shizuoka.

Died September 6th, 2011 at 43 years old in Shizuoka.

José da Conceição

Athletics competitor (1931-1974).

Born May 23rd, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died October 18th, 1974 at 43 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Bengt Djurberg

Actor and singer.

Born July 23rd, 1898 in Stockholm. [ref]

Died November 2nd, 1941 at 43 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]

Andrey Vitruk

Soviet air force general.

Born July 8th, 1902 in Andrushki.

Died July 3rd, 1946 at 43 years old in Kyiv.

Basil Bennett

Athletics competitor.

Born November 30th, 1894 in Edgar County.

Died August 19th, 1938 at 43 years old in Maywood.

Jan de Vries

Dutch sprinter (1896-1939).

Born March 2nd, 1896 in Zwolle.

Died April 19th, 1939 at 43 years old in The Hague.

Ladislav Fouček

Czechoslovak biker (1930-1974).

Born December 10th, 1930 in Prague.

Died July 4th, 1974 at 43 years old in Munich.

Ullrich Haupt, Sr.

German actor (1887-1931).

Born August 8th, 1887 in Złocieniec.

Died August 5th, 1931 at 43 years old in Santa Monica.

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