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Dead at age 39
302 Notable deaths
Martin Luther King Jr.
American civil-rights activist and leader (1929–1968).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1968 at 39 years old in Memphis (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Malcolm X
American human rights activist (1925-1965).
Born May 19th, 1925 in Omaha. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1965 at 39 years old in Manhattan (shot to the chest). [ref]
Che Guevara
Argentine marxist revolutionary (1928–1967).
Born June 14th, 1928 in Rosario. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1967 at 39 years old in La Higuera (extra-judicial killing, ballistic trauma). [ref]
Anna Nicole Smith
American model, actress, and television personality (1967-2007).
Born November 28th, 1967 in Houston.
Died February 8th, 2007 at 39 years old in Hollywood (drug interaction). [ref]
Swami Vivekananda
Indian hindu monk and philosopher (1863-1902).
Born January 12th, 1863 in Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1902 at 39 years old in Belur (stroke). [ref]
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author.
Born July 24th, 1897 in Atchison County. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1937 at 39 years old in Pacific Ocean.
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Royal navy admiral (1902-1942).
Born December 20th, 1902 in York Cottage.
Died August 25th, 1942 at 39 years old in Caithness (August 1942 Dunbeath Air Crash).
Nathuram Godse
Assassin of mahatma gandhi (1910-1949).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Baramati.
Died November 15th, 1949 at 39 years old in Ambala (hanging).
Dennis Wilson
American musician (1944-1983).
Born December 4th, 1944 in Inglewood. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1983 at 39 years old in Marina del Rey (drowning). [ref]
Uday Hussein
Iraqi politician.
Born June 18th, 1964 in Tikrit.
Died July 22nd, 2003 at 39 years old in Mosul (killed in action).
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