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Dead at age 48
445 Notable deaths
Sadegh Hedayat
Iranian writer.
Born February 17th, 1903 in Tehran. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1951 at 48 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
Gwen Guthrie
American singer-songwriter.
Born July 9th, 1950 in Newark.
Died February 3rd, 1999 at 48 years old in Orange (uterine cancer).
James Le Mesurier
Founder of mayday rescue, white helmets.
Born May 25th, 1971 in Singapore. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2019 at 48 years old in Istanbul (fall). [ref]
Gus Johnson
American basketball player (1938-1987).
Born December 13th, 1938 in Akron.
Died April 29th, 1987 at 48 years old in Akron (brain cancer).
David J. C. MacKay
Regius professor of engineering at the university of cambridge (1967-2016).
Born April 22nd, 1967 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2016 at 48 years old in Cambridge (stomach cancer). [ref]
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer.
Born August 30th, 1924 in Fairfield. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1972 at 48 years old in New York City. [ref]
Grace Moore
American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film (1898-1947).
Born December 5th, 1898 in Cocke County. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1947 at 48 years old in Copenhagen (aviation accident). [ref]
Ahmed Rushdi
Pakistani playback singer.
Born April 24th, 1934 in British Raj, Hyderabad State.
Died April 11th, 1983 at 48 years old in Karachi.
Ricardo Flores Magón
Mexican anarchist and social reform activist (1874–1922).
Born September 16th, 1874 in Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón.
Died November 21st, 1922 at 48 years old in United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth.
Sergei Dovlatov
Soviet writer.
Born September 3rd, 1941 in Ufa.
Died August 24th, 1990 at 48 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
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