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Dead at age 44

354 Notable deaths

Mildred Bailey

Native american jazz singer.

Born February 27th, 1907 in Tekoa.

Died December 12th, 1951 at 44 years old in Poughkeepsie (diabetes).

Brigid Bazlen

American actress (1944-1989).

Born June 9th, 1944 in Fond du Lac.

Died May 25th, 1989 at 44 years old in Seattle (cancer).

Franco Moschino

Italian fashion designer and artist (1950–1994).

Born February 27th, 1950 in Abbiategrasso.

Died September 18th, 1994 at 44 years old in Annone di Brianza (AIDS).

Julius Fučík

Czech composer (1872-1916).

Born July 18th, 1872 in Prague. [ref]

Died September 25th, 1916 at 44 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Hans Jeschonnek

German generaloberst.

Born April 9th, 1899 in Inowrocław.

Died August 18th, 1943 at 44 years old in Gołdap County, Robinson complex (ballistic trauma).

J. G. Farrell

British writer (1935–1979).

Born January 25th, 1935 in Liverpool. [ref]

Died August 11th, 1979 at 44 years old in Bantry Bay (drowning). [ref]

Woody Shaw

American musician (1944-1989).

Born December 24th, 1944 in Laurinburg.

Died May 10th, 1989 at 44 years old in New York City (kidney failure).

Petra Kelly

German politician and activist (1947-1992).

Born November 29th, 1947 in Günzburg.

Died October 1st, 1992 at 44 years old in Bonn.

William Goebel

Governor of kentucky; american politician (1856-1900).

Born January 4th, 1856 in Sullivan County.

Died February 3rd, 1900 at 44 years old in Frankfort.

Yuri Kondratyuk

Ukrainian soviet scientist.

Born June 21st, 1897 in Poltava.

Died February 23rd, 1942 at 44 years old in Kaluga. [ref]

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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan