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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
John McGeoch
Scottish rock guitarist (1955–2004).
Born August 25th, 1955 in Greenock.
Died March 4th, 2004 at 48 years old in London.
Elias Howe
American inventor (1819–1867).
Born July 9th, 1819 in Spencer.
Died October 3rd, 1867 at 48 years old in Brooklyn.
Tribhuvan I of Nepal
King of nepal (1906-1955).
Born June 30th, 1906 in Kathmandu.
Died March 13th, 1955 at 48 years old in Zurich (cardiovascular disease).
Stephen Dunham
European-american actor (1964-2012).
Born September 14th, 1964 in Boston.
Died September 14th, 2012 at 48 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Iranian prime minister and president of iran (1933-1981).
Born June 15th, 1933 in Qazvin.
Died August 30th, 1981 at 48 years old in Tehran (explosive device).
Steve Bridges
American actor and impressionist (1963–2012).
Born May 22nd, 1963 in Dallas.
Died March 3rd, 2012 at 48 years old in Los Angeles County (anaphylaxis). [ref]
Ian Watkins
Welsh musician and sex offender (1977–2025).
Born July 30th, 1977 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died October 11th, 2025 at 48 years old in HM Prison Wakefield (stabbing). [ref]
Alex Manninger
Austrian association football player (1977–2026).
Born June 4th, 1977 in Salzburg.
Died April 16th, 2026 at 48 years old in Nußdorf am Haunsberg (railway accident). [ref]
Carl von Ossietzky
German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 nobel peace prize (1889–1938).
Born October 3rd, 1889 in Hamburg.
Died May 4th, 1938 at 48 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Sindika Dokolo
Congolese businessman (1972–2020).
Born March 16th, 1972 in Kinshasa. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2020 at 48 years old in Dubai (drowning). [ref]
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø