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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
Cayetano Santos Godino
Serial killer (1896–1944).
Born October 31st, 1896 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 15th, 1944 at 48 years old in Ushuaia (internal bleeding).
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer (1924–1972).
Born August 30th, 1924 in Fairfield.
Died December 5th, 1972 at 48 years old in New York City.
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).
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane
Portuguese anthropologist.
Born June 20th, 1920 in Manjacaze.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 48 years old in Dar es Salaam (explosion).
Joan Davis
American actress and vaudevillian (1907–1961).
Born June 29th, 1912 in Saint Paul.
Died May 23rd, 1961 at 48 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction).
James Anderson
American television and film actor (1921-1969).
Born July 13th, 1921 in Wetumpka.
Died September 14th, 1969 at 48 years old in Billings (myocardial infarction).
Dai Li
Chinese kmt general (1897–1946).
Born May 28th, 1897 in Jiangshan City.
Died March 17th, 1946 at 48 years old in Nanjing.
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Indian revolutionary.
Born April 3rd, 1893 in British Raj, Varanasi.
Died February 7th, 1942 at 48 years old in Gorakhpur.
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 Airport (aviation accident, 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 crash). [ref]
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