Dead at age 48
477 Notable deaths
Billy Herrington
American pornographic actor (1969-2018).
Born July 14th, 1969 in North Babylon.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 48 years old in Palm Springs (traffic collision).
Christopher Evan Welch
American actor (1965-2013).
Born September 28th, 1965 in Fort Belvoir.
Died December 2nd, 2013 at 48 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Anna Pavlova
Russian ballet dancer (1881–1931).
Born February 12th, 1882 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1931 at 48 years old in The Hague (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Mikhail Bulgakov
Russian-ukrainian author.
Born May 15th, 1891 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1940 at 48 years old in Moscow (kidney failure). [ref]
Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist (1958–2006).
Born August 30th, 1958 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2006 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Social and political leader during the indian independence movement (1866-1915).
Born May 9th, 1866 in Bombay Presidency, Ratnagiri district. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1915 at 48 years old in Mumbai, Pune. [ref]
Karen Wetterhahn
American chemist (1948–1997).
Born October 16th, 1948 in Plattsburgh.
Died June 8th, 1997 at 48 years old in Lyme (mercury poisoning).
Felix Dzerzhinsky
Bolshevik revolutionary and founder of the first soviet secret police organs (1877-1926).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Dzerzhinovo.
Died July 20th, 1926 at 48 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Brody Stevens
American comedian (1970-2019).
Born May 22nd, 1970 in Los Angeles.
Died February 22nd, 2019 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (hanging). [ref]
Abubakar Shekau
Leader of a nigerian militant group (1973-2021).
Born March 24th, 1973 in Shekau. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2021 at 48 years old in Sambisa Forest (suicide bombing). [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin