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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
Caesar von Hofacker
German luftwaffe lieutenant-colonel, member of the 20 july 1944 plot.
Born March 11th, 1896 in Ludwigsburg.
Died December 20th, 1944 at 48 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Leonard Warren
American operatic baritone (1911-1960).
Born April 21st, 1911 in New York City.
Died March 4th, 1960 at 48 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
David Thompson
Sixth prime minister of barbados (1961-2010).
Born December 25th, 1961 in London.
Died October 23rd, 2010 at 48 years old in Saint Philip (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Francis Xavier Seelos
German-american roman catholic priest (1819–1867).
Born January 11th, 1819 in Füssen.
Died October 4th, 1867 at 48 years old in New Orleans (yellow fever).
Ivan Yarygin
Soviet sport wrestler (1948–1997).
Born November 7th, 1948.
Died October 11th, 1997 at 48 years old (traffic collision).
Peter Rauhofer
Disc jockey (1965–2013).
Born April 29th, 1965 in Vienna.
Died May 7th, 2013 at 48 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
Bengali politician (1885-1933).
Born February 22nd, 1885 in Chittagong.
Died July 23rd, 1933 at 48 years old in Ranchi.
Nikolaus Lenau
Austrian poet (1802-1850).
Born August 13th, 1802 in Lenauheim. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1850 at 48 years old in Oberdöbling. [ref]
Per Wahlöö
Swedish writer (1926-1975).
Born August 5th, 1926 in Gothenburg.
Died June 22nd, 1975 at 48 years old in Malmö (cancer).
Otto Fenichel
Austrian-american psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and scientist.
Born December 2nd, 1897 in Vienna.
Died January 22nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
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