Dead at age 48
461 Notable deaths
John Steuart Curry
American painter (1897-1946).
Born November 14th, 1897 in Dunavant.
Died August 29th, 1946 at 48 years old in Madison (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ilya Segalovich
Russian businessman, founder of yandex (1964–2013).
Born September 13th, 1964 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2013 at 48 years old in London (brain cancer, stomach cancer, meningitis).
Albert Lamorisse
Writer, screenwriter (1922-1970).
Born January 13th, 1922 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 48 years old in Karaj. [ref]
Tadd Dameron
American pianist.
Born February 21st, 1917 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1965 at 48 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Niigata.
Died February 17th, 1955 at 48 years old in Kiryū.
Erwin Schulhoff
Czech composer and pianist (1894-1942).
Born June 8th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1942 at 48 years old in Wülzburg (tuberculosis). [ref]
Roy Black
German schlager singer and actor (1943-1991).
Born January 25th, 1943 in Bobingen.
Died October 9th, 1991 at 48 years old in Heldenstein.
Karl Edward Wagner
American writer (1945–1994).
Born December 12th, 1945 in Knoxville. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1994 at 48 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Mitzi Green
American child actress (1920–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1920 in The Bronx.
Died May 24th, 1969 at 48 years old in Huntington Beach (cancer).
Abd al-Karim Qasim
Iraqi army brigadier, nationalist and first prime minister of iraq after the fall of the monarchy.
Born November 21st, 1914 in Baghdad.
Died February 9th, 1963 at 48 years old in Baghdad (gunshot wound).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche