Dead at age 44
435 Notable deaths
Stephen Vincent Benét
American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943).
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Fountain Hill.
Died March 13th, 1943 at 44 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Gregg Toland
American cinematographer (1904–1948).
Born May 29th, 1904 in Charleston.
Died September 28th, 1948 at 44 years old in Santa Monica (coronary thrombosis).
Tom Wills
Australian sportsman (1835–1880).
Born August 19th, 1835 in Molonglo Plain.
Died May 2nd, 1880 at 44 years old in Heidelberg (exsanguination).
Refaat Alareer
Palestinian writer, palestinian victim of the israeli bombing of the gaza strip in december 2023.
Born September 23rd, 1979 in Shuja'iyya.
Died December 6th, 2023 at 44 years old in Gaza City. [ref]
Henryk Wieniawski
Russian-polish musician (1835–1880).
Born July 10th, 1835 in Lublin.
Died March 31st, 1880 at 44 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Don Ellis
American jazz musician (1934-1978).
Born July 25th, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died December 17th, 1978 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Raul Seixas
Brazilian recording artist; singer and songwriter (1945-1989).
Born June 28th, 1945 in Salvador.
Died August 21st, 1989 at 44 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction, pancreatitis).
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
Eldest child of grand duke kirill vladimirovich of russia and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg and gotha (1907-1951); wife of karl, 6th prince of leiningen.
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Coburg.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 44 years old in Madrid.
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).
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King