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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
Bahman Golbarnezhad
Iranian paralympic athlete.
Born June 12th, 1968 in Shiraz. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2016 at 48 years old in Rio de Janeiro (sports injury). [ref]
Walther Wever
German officer and chief of the luftwaffe general staff (1887–1936).
Born November 11th, 1887 in Sicienko.
Died June 3rd, 1936 at 48 years old in Dresden.
Alfréd Rényi
Hungarian mathematician (1921–1970).
Born March 20th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died February 1st, 1970 at 48 years old in Budapest.
Pramathesh Barua
Indian actor (1903–1951).
Born October 24th, 1903 in Assam.
Died November 29th, 1951 at 48 years old in Kolkata.
José de Alencar
Brazilian writer (1829–1877).
Born May 1st, 1829 in Fortaleza.
Died December 12th, 1877 at 48 years old in Rio de Janeiro (tuberculosis).
Volker Eckert
German serial killer (1959-2007).
Born July 1st, 1959 in Oelsnitz.
Died July 2nd, 2007 at 48 years old in Bayreuth (hanging to death).
John Mason Neale
Anglican priest and hymnwriter.
Born January 24th, 1818 in London.
Died August 6th, 1866 at 48 years old in East Grinstead.
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
French sculptor and painter (1827–1875).
Born May 11th, 1827 in Valenciennes.
Died October 12th, 1875 at 48 years old in Courbevoie.
Mary MacLane
American writer (1881-1929).
Born May 1st, 1881 in Winnipeg.
Died August 6th, 1929 at 48 years old in Chicago.
Hristo Jivkov
Bulgarian actor (1975-2023).
Born February 18th, 1975 in Sofia.
Died March 31st, 2023 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
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