Dead at age 44
354 Notable deaths
Hitomi Obara
Japanese sport wrestler (1981–2025).
Born January 4th, 1981 in Hachinohe.
Died July 18th, 2025 at 44 years old [ref]
Zoltán Latinovits
Hungarian actor.
Born September 9th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died June 4th, 1976 at 44 years old in Balatonszemes.
Fei Mu
Chinese film director (1906-1951).
Born October 10th, 1906 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1951 at 44 years old in Hong Kong.
David Cairns
Scottish labour party politician (1966-2011).
Born August 7th, 1966 in Greenock.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 44 years old in London (pancreatitis). [ref]
Ivar Smilga
Latvian communist politician (1892-1937).
Born December 2nd, 1892 in Aloja.
Died January 10th, 1937 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Paulo Leminski
Brazilian poet.
Born August 24th, 1944 in Curitiba.
Died June 7th, 1989 at 44 years old in Curitiba (liver cirrhosis).
Doriano Romboni
Italian motorcycle racer (1968–2013).
Born December 8th, 1968 in Lerici. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2013 at 44 years old in Latina. [ref]
Thompson Oliha
Nigerian footballer (1968-2013).
Born October 4th, 1968 in Benin City.
Died June 30th, 2013 at 44 years old in Ilorin (malaria).
João Carlos de Oliveira
Athletics competitor (1954-1999).
Born May 28th, 1954 in Pindamonhangaba.
Died May 17th, 1999 at 44 years old in São Paulo (liver cirrhosis).
Dubravko Pavličić
Croatian footballer (1967-2012).
Born November 28th, 1967 in Zagreb.
Died April 4th, 2012 at 44 years old in Elche (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk