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Dead at age 48
477 Notable deaths
Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia
Russian noble (1869-1918).
Born October 7th, 1869 in Borjomi.
Died July 18th, 1918 at 48 years old in Alapayevsk (gunshot wound).
Ivan Kharitonov
Russian saint (1870-1918).
Born June 14th, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 48 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Gebran Tueni
Lebanese journalist and politician (1957-2005).
Born September 17th, 1957 in Ashrafieh.
Died December 12th, 2005 at 48 years old in Mkalles.
David Datuna
Georgian-american artist.
Born February 10th, 1974 in Tbilisi.
Died May 24th, 2022 at 48 years old in Boston (lung cancer). [ref]
Binyavanga Wainaina
Kenyan writer (1971–2019).
Born January 18th, 1971 in Nakuru.
Died May 21st, 2019 at 48 years old in Nairobi (stroke). [ref]
Leonid Andreyev
Russian playwright, author and poet.
Born August 21st, 1871 in Oryol.
Died September 12th, 1919 at 48 years old in Repino (heart failure). [ref]
Helmuth von Pannwitz
German general (1898-1947).
Born October 14th, 1898 in Bodzanowice.
Died January 16th, 1947 at 48 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Friedrich Alfred Krupp
German manufacturer and politician (1854-1902).
Born February 17th, 1854 in Essen.
Died December 22nd, 1902 at 48 years old in Essen.
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Niigata.
Died February 17th, 1955 at 48 years old in Kiryū.
Ilya Segalovich
Russian businessman, founder of yandex (1964–2013).
Born September 13th, 1964 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2013 at 48 years old in London (brain cancer, stomach cancer, meningitis).
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