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Dead at age 48
445 Notable deaths
Paul Pimsleur
American linguist (1927-1976).
Born October 17th, 1927 in New York City.
Died June 22nd, 1976 at 48 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist.
Born November 13th, 1928 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1977 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Nikolai Trubetzkoy
Russian linguist (1890-1938).
Born April 16th, 1890 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1938 at 48 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rudolf Schmundt
German general.
Born August 13th, 1896 in Metz.
Died October 1st, 1944 at 48 years old in Kętrzyn.
Walther Wever
German officer and chief of the luftwaffe general staff.
Born November 11th, 1887 in Sicienko, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died June 3rd, 1936 at 48 years old in Dresden.
Barthélemy Boganda
1st prime minister of the central african republic autonomous territory (1910-1959).
Born April 4th, 1910 in Bobangui.
Died March 29th, 1959 at 48 years old in Bangui (aviation accident). [ref]
Pramathesh Barua
Indian actor.
Born October 24th, 1903 in Assam.
Died November 29th, 1951 at 48 years old in Kolkata.
Alfréd Rényi
Hungarian mathematician (1921-1970).
Born March 20th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died February 1st, 1970 at 48 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Don Payne
American screenwriter and film producer (1964-2013).
Born May 5th, 1964 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2013 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer). [ref]
W. Richard Stevens
American writer.
Born February 5th, 1951 in Zambia.
Died September 1st, 1999 at 48 years old in Tucson.
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