Dead at age 48

459 Notable deaths

John Aasen

Actor (1890-1938).

Born March 5th, 1890 in Minneapolis.

Died August 1st, 1938 at 48 years old in Mendocino (pneumonia).

Emilio Salgari

Italian writer.

Born August 21st, 1862 in Verona.

Died April 25th, 1911 at 48 years old in Turin (stabbing). [ref]

Sachindra Nath Sanyal

Indian revolutionary.

Born April 3rd, 1893 in Varanasi, British Raj.

Died February 7th, 1942 at 48 years old in Gorakhpur.

Nebojša Glogovac

Serbian actor (1969–2018).

Born August 30th, 1969 in Trebinje.

Died February 9th, 2018 at 48 years old in Belgrade (lung cancer). [ref]

Binyavanga Wainaina

Kenyan writer.

Born January 18th, 1971 in Nakuru.

Died May 21st, 2019 at 48 years old in Nairobi (stroke). [ref]

Bessie Emery Head

South african born botswanan writer.

Born July 6th, 1937 in Pietermaritzburg.

Died April 17th, 1986 at 48 years old in Serowe (hepatitis).

Franz Bardon

Czech hermeticist, illusionist, occultist and writer (1909-1958).

Born December 1st, 1909 in Kateřinky.

Died July 10th, 1958 at 48 years old in Brno (pancreatitis).

Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia

Russian noble (1869-1918).

Born October 7th, 1869 in Borjomi.

Died July 18th, 1918 at 48 years old in Alapayevsk (gunshot wound).

Ziya Gökalp

Ottoman turkish poet, writer (1876-1924).

Born March 23rd, 1876 in Diyarbakır, Çermik.

Died October 25th, 1924 at 48 years old in Istanbul.

Wilhelm von Bismarck

German politician (1852-1901).

Born August 1st, 1852 in Frankfurt am Main.

Died May 30th, 1901 at 48 years old in Warcino (peritonitis).

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