Famous People Who Died B4 Age 40 (Part 01)

Dying young is truly tragic, but at least these people made their mark on society before checking out early. Below is the list of famous people who died before the age of 40.

Jessica Dubroff (Age: 7)
Pilot -- Plane crash -- 1996



Heather O'Rourke (Age: 12)
Child actor -- Bowel obstruction -- 1988

Anne Frank (Age: 15)
Dutch-Jewish author -- Typhus in concentration camp -- 1945

Ritchie Valens (Age: 17)
Rock 'n' roll singer -- Plane crash -- 1959

Eddie Cochran (Age: 21)
Rockabilly musician -- Auto accident -- 1960

Aaliyah (Age: 22)
R&B singer -- Plane crash -- 2001

Buddy Holly (Age: 22)
Rock 'n' roll singer -- Plane crash -- 1959

Freddie Prinze (Age: 22)
Comedian/actor -- Suicide -- 1977

River Phoenix (Age: 23)
Actor -- Drug overdose -- 1993

Selena (Age: 23)
Mexican-American singer -- Homicide -- 1995

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