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Dead at age 48
476 Notable deaths
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in south africa (1853-1902).
Born July 5th, 1853 in Bishop's Stortford.
Died March 26th, 1902 at 48 years old in Muizenberg (heart failure).
Lee Sun-kyun
South korean actor (1975–2023).
Born March 2nd, 1975 in Seoul.
Died December 27th, 2023 at 48 years old in Seoul (carbon monoxide poisoning). [ref]
Curly Howard
American comedian as one of the three stooges (1903-1952).
Born October 22nd, 1903 in Bensonhurst.
Died January 18th, 1952 at 48 years old in San Gabriel (cerebral hemorrhage).
Peter Steele
American musician (1962–2010).
Born January 4th, 1962 in Brooklyn.
Died April 14th, 2010 at 48 years old in Scranton (sepsis).
Kahlil Gibran
Lebanese-american writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931).
Born January 6th, 1883 in Bsharri. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1931 at 48 years old in New York City (cancer, tuberculosis, liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-german marxist revolutionary (1871–1919).
Born December 25th, 1870 in Zamość. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1919 at 48 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound). [ref]
Marty Feldman
British author, actor, comedian and director (1934-1982).
Born July 8th, 1934 in London.
Died December 2nd, 1982 at 48 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Allen Muhammad
American serial killer, co-perpetrator in the "dc sniper case".
Born December 31st, 1960 in Baton Rouge.
Died November 10th, 2009 at 48 years old in Greensville Correctional Center (lethal injection). [ref]
Shirley Jackson
American writer (1916-1965).
Born December 14th, 1916 in San Francisco.
Died September 8th, 1965 at 48 years old in North Bennington (heart failure).
Terry A. Davis
American computer programmer (1969-2018).
Born December 15th, 1969 in West Allis.
Died August 11th, 2018 at 48 years old in The Dalles (railway accident). [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius