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Dead at age 48
477 Notable deaths
Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels
German physicist.
Born June 18th, 1865 in Vicenza.
Died August 29th, 1913 at 48 years old in Heidelberg.
Félix Le Dantec
French biologist (1869-1917).
Born January 16th, 1869 in Plougastel-Daoulas.
Died June 7th, 1917 at 48 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Lucie Cousturier
French painter (1876-1925).
Born December 19th, 1876 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 16th, 1925 at 48 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Antal Szalay
Hungarian footballer (1912-1960).
Born March 12th, 1912 in Budapest. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1960 at 48 years old in Sydney.
Boris Lisunov
Soviet aerospace engineer.
Born August 19th, 1898 in Narimanovsky District.
Died November 3rd, 1946 at 48 years old
Hugo Erdmann
German chemist.
Born May 8th, 1862 in Pasłęk. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1910 at 48 years old in Müritzsee. [ref]
Hamid Merakchi
Association football player from algeria (1976–2024).
Born January 28th, 1976 in Aïn Témouchent.
Died November 16th, 2024 at 48 years old in Saint-Brieuc. [ref]
Hilda Käkikoski
Finnish politician, writer and schoolteacher (1864-1912).
Born January 31st, 1864 in Lapinjärvi. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1912 at 48 years old in Helsinki.
Lew Beck
Basketball player.
Born April 19th, 1922 in Portland.
Died April 25th, 1970 at 48 years old in Great Falls.
Josip Kozarac
Croatian writer (1858–1906).
Born March 18th, 1858 in Vinkovci.
Died August 21st, 1906 at 48 years old in Koprivnica.
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