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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
Whitney Houston
American singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012).
Born August 9th, 1963 in Newark. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2012 at 48 years old in The Beverly Hilton (drowning). [ref]
Al Capone
American gangster (1899–1947).
Born January 17th, 1899 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1947 at 48 years old in Palm Island (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian nationalist leader (1897-1945).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Cuttack.
Died August 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Taihoku (burn). [ref]
Harshad Mehta
Indian stockbroker (1953–2001).
Born July 29th, 1953 in Paneli Moti.
Died December 31st, 2001 at 48 years old in Mumbai.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the islamic state (1971-2019).
Born July 28th, 1971 in Samarra.
Died October 27th, 2019 at 48 years old in Barisha (suicide bombing). [ref]
Scott Weiland
American singer (1967–2015).
Born October 27th, 1967 in San Jose.
Died December 3rd, 2015 at 48 years old in Bloomington (drug overdose). [ref]
Joseph McCarthy
American politician (1908–1957).
Born November 14th, 1908 in Grand Chute.
Died May 2nd, 1957 at 48 years old in Bethesda (liver cirrhosis).
James Van Der Beek
American actor (1977–2026).
Born March 8th, 1977 in Cheshire.
Died February 11th, 2026 at 48 years old in Austin (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Harvey Milk
American politician and gay rights activist (1930–1978).
Born May 22nd, 1930 in Woodmere.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 48 years old in San Francisco (gunshot wound).
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997).
Born October 13th, 1948 in Faisalabad.
Died August 16th, 1997 at 48 years old in London (cardiac arrest).
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