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Dead at age 47
544 Notable deaths
Manute Bol
Sudanese-american basketball player.
Born October 16th, 1962 in Turalei.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 47 years old in Charlottesville (kidney failure). [ref]
Jeff Baena
American screenwriter and film director (1977–2025).
Born June 29th, 1977 in Miami. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2025 at 47 years old in Los Angeles (hanging to death). [ref]
R. Budd Dwyer
American politician (1939–1987).
Born November 21st, 1939 in St. Charles.
Died January 22nd, 1987 at 47 years old in Harrisburg (gunshot wound).
Jack Kerouac
American writer (1922–1969).
Born March 12th, 1922 in Lowell.
Died October 21st, 1969 at 47 years old in St. Petersburg (internal bleeding).
Hélmer Herrera Buitrago
Colombian drug trafficker (1951-1998).
Born August 24th, 1951 in Palmira.
Died November 6th, 1998 at 47 years old in Bogotá (gunshot wound).
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-irish antarctic explorer (1874–1922).
Born February 15th, 1874 in Kilkea Castle. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1922 at 47 years old in Grytviken (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Édith Piaf
French singer (1915–1963).
Born December 19th, 1915 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1963 at 47 years old in Grasse (internal bleeding). [ref]
Adam Yauch
American musician (1964–2012).
Born August 5th, 1964 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 2012 at 47 years old in New York City (salivary gland neoplasm). [ref]
John Jacob Astor IV
American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel (1864–1912).
Born July 13th, 1864 in Rhinebeck.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 47 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Zelda Fitzgerald
American writer (1900–1948).
Born July 24th, 1900 in Montgomery.
Died March 10th, 1948 at 47 years old in Asheville (conflagration).
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