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Dead at age 37
255 Notable deaths
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch post-impressionist painter (1853–1890).
Born March 30th, 1853 in Zundert. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1890 at 37 years old in Auberge Ravoux (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Enrique Camarena
Dea agent murdered by drug traffickers.
Born July 26th, 1947 in Mexicali.
Died February 7th, 1985 at 37 years old in Guadalajara (blunt trauma).
Michael Hutchence
Australian musician and actor.
Born January 22nd, 1960 in Sydney. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1997 at 37 years old in Double Bay. [ref]
Lou Gehrig
American baseball player.
Born June 19th, 1903 in Manhattan.
Died June 2nd, 1941 at 37 years old in Riverdale (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Bobby Darin
American singer and actor (1936-1973).
Born May 14th, 1936 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1973 at 37 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (surgical complications). [ref]
Mitch Hedberg
American stand-up comedian.
Born February 24th, 1968 in Saint Paul.
Died March 29th, 2005 at 37 years old in Livingston (cardiac arrest).
Amon Göth
Austrian ss functionary, commandant of plaszow concentration camp and convicted war criminal (1908-1946).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died September 13th, 1946 at 37 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Rosalind Franklin
British chemist, biophysicist, and x-ray crystallographer.
Born July 25th, 1920 in Notting Hill. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1958 at 37 years old in Royal Marsden Hospital (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Medgar Evers
African-american civil rights activist (1925-1963).
Born July 2nd, 1925 in Decatur.
Died June 12th, 1963 at 37 years old in Jackson.
Christa McAuliffe
American educator and astronaut.
Born September 2nd, 1948 in Boston.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 37 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
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