Dead at age 48
477 Notable deaths
Roy Black
German schlager singer and actor (1943-1991).
Born January 25th, 1943 in Bobingen.
Died October 9th, 1991 at 48 years old in Heldenstein.
Rutilio Grande
Salvadoran martyr (1928-1977).
Born July 5th, 1928 in El Paisnal.
Died March 12th, 1977 at 48 years old in El Paisnal.
Rudolf Schmundt
German general.
Born August 13th, 1896 in Metz.
Died October 1st, 1944 at 48 years old in Kętrzyn.
Barthélemy Boganda
1st prime minister of the central african republic autonomous territory (1910-1959).
Born April 4th, 1910 in Bobangui.
Died March 29th, 1959 at 48 years old in Bangui (aviation accident). [ref]
Paul Pimsleur
American linguist (1927-1976).
Born October 17th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1976 at 48 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist (1928–1977).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died May 22nd, 1977 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Nikolai Trubetzkoy
Russian linguist (1890-1938).
Born April 16th, 1890 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1938 at 48 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Don Payne
American screenwriter and film producer (1964-2013).
Born May 5th, 1964 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2013 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer). [ref]
Bahman Golbarnezhad
Iranian paralympic athlete.
Born June 12th, 1968 in Shiraz. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2016 at 48 years old in Rio de Janeiro (sports injury). [ref]
Walther Wever
German officer and chief of the luftwaffe general staff (1887–1936).
Born November 11th, 1887 in Sicienko.
Died June 3rd, 1936 at 48 years old in Dresden.
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk