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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
Hilda Gadea
Peruvian economist, communist leader, and author, 1925-1974.
Born March 21st, 1925 in Lima.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 48 years old in Havana (cancer). [ref]
Frederic Remington
American painter and sculptor (1861-1909).
Born October 4th, 1861 in Canton.
Died December 26th, 1909 at 48 years old in Ridgefield (peritonitis).
Jaishankar Prasad
Hindi author (1889–1937).
Born January 30th, 1889 in Varanasi.
Died November 15th, 1937 at 48 years old in Varanasi.
Otto Lilienthal
German aviation pioneer (1848-1896).
Born May 23rd, 1848 in Anklam. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1896 at 48 years old in Berlin (aviation accident). [ref]
Tony Thompson
American drummer (1954–2003).
Born November 15th, 1954 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 2003 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer).
John Langshaw Austin
English philosopher (1911–1960).
Born March 26th, 1911 in Lancaster.
Died February 8th, 1960 at 48 years old in Oxford (lung cancer).
Amílcar Cabral
Guinea-bissauan and cape verdean politician (1924-1973).
Born September 12th, 1924 in Bafatá.
Died January 20th, 1973 at 48 years old in Conakry, Tsévié.
Konon Molody
Kgb officer (1922-1970).
Born January 17th, 1922 in Moscow.
Died October 11th, 1970 at 48 years old in Medynsky District. [ref]
Abraham Wald
American mathematician, statistician, and scientist (1902–1950).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 31st, 1950 at 48 years old in Nilgiri Mountains (Air India VT-CFK, aviation accident).
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