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Dead at age 44
435 Notable deaths
Archduke Karl Pius of Austria
Austrian-tuscan imperial and royal (1909-1953).
Born December 4th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 24th, 1953 at 44 years old in Barcelona.
Lionel Terray
French mountaineer (1921-1965).
Born July 25th, 1921 in Grenoble.
Died September 19th, 1965 at 44 years old in Vercors Massif.
Wang Xiaobo
Chinese writer (1952–1997).
Born May 13th, 1952 in Beijing.
Died April 11th, 1997 at 44 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago
Beatified puerto rican (1918-1963).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in Caguas.
Died July 13th, 1963 at 44 years old in Río Piedras (colorectal cancer).
Maria Mazzarello
Italian saint (1837-1881).
Born May 9th, 1837 in Mornese.
Died May 14th, 1881 at 44 years old in Nizza Monferrato.
Pierre François Verhulst
Belgian mathematician (1804–1849).
Born October 28th, 1804 in Brussels.
Died February 15th, 1849 at 44 years old in Brussels (tuberculosis).
Paul Leni
German film director (1885–1929).
Born July 8th, 1885 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1929 at 44 years old in Hollywood (sepsis). [ref]
Benoît Violier
Chef (1971-2016).
Born August 22nd, 1971 in Saintes.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 44 years old in Crissier (gunshot wound).
Viktor Pavičić
Croatian soldier (1898–1943).
Born October 15th, 1898 in Gospić.
Died January 20th, 1943 at 44 years old in Volgograd.
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia
Prussian royal (1880-1925).
Born July 12th, 1880 in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1925 at 44 years old in Weisser Hirsch. [ref]
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