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Dead at age 39
303 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).
Michelle Trachtenberg
American actress (1985–2025).
Born October 11th, 1985 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2025 at 39 years old in New York City (undetermined). [ref]
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]
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran