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Dead at age 44
324 Notable deaths
Gregg Toland
American cinematographer (1904–1948).
Born May 29th, 1904 in Charleston. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1948 at 44 years old in Santa Monica (coronary thrombosis).
Don Ellis
American jazz musician (1934-1978).
Born July 25th, 1934 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1978 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stephen Vincent Benét
American poet, short story writer, novelist.
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Bethlehem. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1943 at 44 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
Eldest child of grand duke kirill vladimirovich of russia and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg-gotha; wife of karl, 6th prince of leiningen (1907-1951).
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Coburg.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 44 years old in Madrid.
Raul Seixas
Brazilian recording artist; singer and songwriter (1945-1989).
Born June 28th, 1945 in Salvador. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1989 at 44 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer.
Born February 27th, 1907 in Tekoa. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1951 at 44 years old in Poughkeepsie (diabetes). [ref]
Petra Kelly
German politician and activist (1947-1992).
Born November 29th, 1947 in Günzburg.
Died October 1st, 1992 at 44 years old in Bonn.
Yuri Kondratyuk
Ukrainian soviet scientist.
Born June 21st, 1897 in Poltava.
Died February 23rd, 1942 at 44 years old in Kaluga. [ref]
Julius Fučík
Czech composer (1872-1916).
Born July 18th, 1872 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1916 at 44 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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