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Dead at age 48
477 Notable deaths
Bill Gwatney
American politician (1959-2008).
Born August 26th, 1959 in Little Rock.
Died August 13th, 2008 at 48 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
Vlas Chubar
Soviet politician (1891-1939).
Born February 22nd, 1891 in Fedorivka. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1939 at 48 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).
Princess Helene of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Hereditary grand duchess of oldenburg (1899–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1899 in Bad Arolsen.
Died February 18th, 1948 at 48 years old in Rastede.
George Kingsley Zipf
American statistician (1902–1950).
Born January 7th, 1902 in Freeport.
Died September 25th, 1950 at 48 years old in Newton.
Boris Giuliano
Italian police officer (1930–1979).
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Piazza Armerina.
Died July 21st, 1979 at 48 years old in Palermo. [ref]
George Tyrrell
Irish jesuit priest (1861-1909).
Born February 6th, 1861 in Dublin.
Died July 15th, 1909 at 48 years old in Storrington (kidney disease).
Alan McDonald
Northern irish footballer (1963–2012).
Born October 12th, 1963 in Belfast.
Died June 23rd, 2012 at 48 years old in Lisburn.
Brien McMahon
American politician (1903–1952).
Born October 6th, 1903 in Norwalk.
Died July 28th, 1952 at 48 years old in Washington, D.C..
Sophia Parnok
Russian writer.
Born August 11th, 1885 in Taganrog. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1933 at 48 years old in Karinskoe (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Liao Zhongkai
Chinese politician (1877-1925).
Born April 23rd, 1877 in San Francisco.
Died August 25th, 1925 at 48 years old in Guangzhou.
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