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Dead at age 46
497 Notable deaths
Janusz Zajdel
Science fiction writer, physicist (1938-1985).
Born August 15th, 1938 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1985 at 46 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]
Louis Couturat
French logician, mathematician, philosopher and linguist (1868–1914).
Born January 17th, 1868 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 3rd, 1914 at 46 years old in Ris-Orangis (traffic collision).
Emelyn Whiton
Sailor.
Born March 1st, 1916 in New York City.
Died March 1st, 1962 at 46 years old in Jamaica Bay.
Leonard Petrosyan
Armenian politician (1953-1999).
Born October 13th, 1953 in Khojavend.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 46 years old in Yerevan.
Kosta Khetagurov
Ossetian poet (1859-1906).
Born October 15th, 1859 in Nar.
Died April 1st, 1906 at 46 years old in Selo imeni Kosta Khetagurova.
Émile Prudent
Pianist and composer.
Born February 3rd, 1817 in Angoulême.
Died May 14th, 1863 at 46 years old in Paris.
Alexander Stepanovich Popov
Russian physicist.
Born March 16th, 1859 in Krasnoturyinsk.
Died January 13th, 1906 at 46 years old in Saint Petersburg (cerebral hemorrhage).
Yurii Kerpatenko
Ukrainian conductor, orchestrator, and accordionist.
Born September 9th, 1976 in Kherson. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2022 at 46 years old in Kherson (gunshot wound). [ref]
Fanny
French singer and writer.
Born September 16th, 1979 in Sète.
Died December 27th, 2025 at 46 years old in Sète (cancer). [ref]
Dino Campana
Italian poet (1885-1932).
Born August 20th, 1885 in Marradi.
Died March 1st, 1932 at 46 years old in Scandicci (sepsis).
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