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Dead at age 43

330 Notable deaths

Sister Nivedita

Scots-irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of swami vivekananda.

Born October 28th, 1867 in County Tyrone.

Died October 13th, 1911 at 43 years old in Darjeeling.

Dan Hartman

American singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, record producer.

Born December 8th, 1950 in Harrisburg.

Died March 22nd, 1994 at 43 years old in Westport (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]

Henning von Tresckow

German general.

Born January 10th, 1901 in Magdeburg.

Died July 21st, 1944 at 43 years old in Białystok (hand grenade).

Wes Montgomery

American jazz musician.

Born March 6th, 1925 in Indianapolis. [ref]

Died June 15th, 1968 at 43 years old in Indianapolis (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Alexander Scriabin

Russian pianist and composer.

Born January 6th, 1872 in Moscow. [ref]

Died April 27th, 1915 at 43 years old in Moscow (sepsis). [ref]

Seth Putnam

American musician (1968–2011).

Born May 15th, 1968 in Austin.

Died June 11th, 2011 at 43 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Alan Freed

American disc jockey, songwriter.

Born December 15th, 1921 in Johnstown. [ref]

Died January 20th, 1965 at 43 years old in Palm Springs (liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Luke Kelly

Irish singer and musician (1940–1984).

Born November 17th, 1940 in Dublin.

Died January 30th, 1984 at 43 years old in Dublin (brain cancer).

Kyū Sakamoto

Japanese singer and actor (1941-1985).

Born December 10th, 1941 in Kawasaki-ku.

Died August 12th, 1985 at 43 years old in Ueno (Japan Airlines Flight 123).

Michael Hedges

American composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter (1953-1997).

Born December 31st, 1953 in Sacramento. [ref]

Died December 2nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Mendocino (car collision). [ref]

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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino