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Dead at age 44
324 Notable deaths
Adolph Joffe
Soviet diplomat (1883-1927).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Simferopol.
Died November 17th, 1927 at 44 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Anton Arensky
Russian composer, pianist and professor of music.
Born August 11th, 1861 in Veliky Novgorod.
Died February 25th, 1906 at 44 years old in Zelenogorsk (tuberculosis). [ref]
Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev
Soviet cosmonaut (1925-1970).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Chelishchevo. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1970 at 44 years old in Moscow (peritonitis). [ref]
Karl Guthe Jansky
American astronomer (1905-1950).
Born October 22nd, 1905 in Norman.
Died February 14th, 1950 at 44 years old in Red Bank (heart failure).
Fathi Shaqaqi
Palestinian jihadist (1951-1995).
Born January 4th, 1951 in Gaza City. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1995 at 44 years old in Sliema.
Daniel Prodan
Romanian footballer (1972-2016).
Born March 23rd, 1972 in Satu Mare.
Died November 16th, 2016 at 44 years old in Voluntari (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hugo Simberg
Finnish painter (1873-1917).
Born June 24th, 1873 in Hamina. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1917 at 44 years old in Ähtäri. [ref]
Floyd B. Olson
22nd governor of minnesota (1891-1936).
Born November 13th, 1891 in Minneapolis.
Died August 22nd, 1936 at 44 years old in Rochester (stomach cancer). [ref]
Princess Marie of Orléans
French princess, danish princess by marriage (1865-1909).
Born January 13th, 1865 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died December 4th, 1909 at 44 years old in Copenhagen (influenza).
Qasim Amin
Writer, judge and social reformer.
Born December 1st, 1863 in Alexandria.
Died April 23rd, 1908 at 44 years old in Cairo.
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