Dead at age 44
324 Notable deaths
Italo Balbo
Italian marshal of the air force and minister.
Born June 6th, 1896 in Quartesana. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1940 at 44 years old in Tobruk (killed in action). [ref]
Larry Walters
Lawnchair balloon pilot.
Born April 19th, 1949 in Los Angeles.
Died October 6th, 1993 at 44 years old in Angeles National Forest (ballistic trauma).
Jean Moulin
French resistance fighter and civil servant (1899-1943).
Born June 20th, 1899 in Béziers. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1943 at 44 years old in Metz (torture). [ref]
Karl Brandt
German nazi ss officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904-1948).
Born January 8th, 1904 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Bob Bryar
American drummer (1979–2024).
Born December 31st, 1979 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2024 at 44 years old in Shelbyville. [ref]
Jean-Dominique Bauby
French journalist, author and editor with locked-in syndrome (1952-1997).
Born April 23rd, 1952 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1997 at 44 years old in Garches (pneumonia). [ref]
Hermann Minkowski
German mathematician and physicist.
Born June 22nd, 1864 in Aleksotas. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1909 at 44 years old in Göttingen (appendicitis). [ref]
Maya Deren
American filmmaker (1917-1961).
Born May 12th, 1917 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1961 at 44 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Norma Crane
American stage, film and television actress (1928 - 1973).
Born November 10th, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1973 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer). [ref]
Sandra Ravel
Italian actress (1910-1954).
Born January 16th, 1910 in Milan.
Died August 13th, 1954 at 44 years old in Milan.
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It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett