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Dead at age 44
354 Notable deaths
Inayat Khan
Founder of the sufi order in the west in 1914 and teacher of universal sufism.
Born July 5th, 1882 in Vadodara.
Died February 5th, 1927 at 44 years old in New Delhi.
Lorena Rojas
Mexican singer and actress (1971-2015).
Born February 10th, 1971 in Mexico City.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 44 years old in Miami (liver cancer).
Vitaly Gerasimov
Russian general (1977-2022).
Died March 7th, 2022 at 44 years old in Kharkiv Oblast (death in battle). [ref]
Lisa Spoonauer
American actress (1972–2017).
Born December 6th, 1972 in Rahway.
Died May 21st, 2017 at 44 years old in Jackson. [ref]
Chico Mendes
Brazilian trade union leader and environmentalist (1944–1988).
Born December 15th, 1944 in Xapuri.
Died December 22nd, 1988 at 44 years old in Xapuri (gunshot wound).
Joseph Roth
Austrian novelist and journalist.
Born September 2nd, 1894 in Brody. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1939 at 44 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lam Ching-ying
Hong kong actor and choreographer (1952–1997).
Born December 27th, 1952 in Hong Kong.
Died November 8th, 1997 at 44 years old in Hong Kong (liver cancer).
Leonard Matlovich
American vietnam war veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the purple heart and the bronze star.
Born July 6th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died June 22nd, 1988 at 44 years old in West Hollywood (death from AIDS-related complications).
Michael Bennett
American choreographer (1943-1987).
Born April 8th, 1943 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1987 at 44 years old in Tucson (lymphoma).
Hitoshi Igarashi
Japanese writer (1947-1991).
Born June 10th, 1947 in Niigata.
Died July 11th, 1991 at 44 years old in University of Tsukuba (stabbing).
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson