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Dead at age 44

324 Notable deaths

Alexander Piorkowski

German nazi concentration camp commandant.

Born October 11th, 1904 in Bremen.

Died October 22nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).

Thomas Dörflein

German zookeeper.

Born October 13th, 1963 in Berlin.

Died September 22nd, 2008 at 44 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ettore Bastianini

Italian opera singer.

Born September 24th, 1922 in Siena. [ref]

Died January 25th, 1967 at 44 years old in Sirmione (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Paul Ranson

French painter and writer (1861–1909).

Born March 29th, 1864 in Limoges. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1909 at 44 years old in Paris (typhoid fever). [ref]

Viking Eggeling

Swedish artist (1880-1925).

Born October 21st, 1880 in Lund. [ref]

Died May 19th, 1925 at 44 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Danielle Gaubert

French actress (1943-1987).

Born August 9th, 1943 in Nuars. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1987 at 44 years old in Marseille (cancer). [ref]

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator.

Born May 12th, 1866 in Ścinawka Górna.

Died December 2nd, 1910 at 44 years old in Berlin.

Carl Schlechter

Austro-hungarian chess player.

Born March 2nd, 1874 in Vienna.

Died December 27th, 1918 at 44 years old in Budapest (tuberculosis).

Walther von Hünersdorff

German general during world war ii.

Born November 28th, 1898 in Cairo.

Died July 17th, 1943 at 44 years old in Kharkiv.

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