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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
George Kingsley Zipf
American statistician (1902–1950).
Born January 7th, 1902 in Freeport.
Died September 25th, 1950 at 48 years old in Newton.
Boris Giuliano
Italian police officer (1930–1979).
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Piazza Armerina.
Died July 21st, 1979 at 48 years old in Palermo. [ref]
George Tyrrell
Irish jesuit priest (1861-1909).
Born February 6th, 1861 in Dublin.
Died July 15th, 1909 at 48 years old in Storrington (kidney disease).
Alan McDonald
Northern irish footballer (1963–2012).
Born October 12th, 1963 in Belfast.
Died June 23rd, 2012 at 48 years old in Lisburn.
Eddie Acuff
American actor.
Born June 3rd, 1908 in Caruthersville.
Died December 17th, 1956 at 48 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Brien McMahon
American politician (1903–1952).
Born October 6th, 1903 in Norwalk.
Died July 28th, 1952 at 48 years old in Washington, D.C..
Sophia Parnok
Russian writer.
Born August 11th, 1885 in Taganrog.
Died August 26th, 1933 at 48 years old in Karinskoe (myocardial infarction).
Germain Henri Hess
Swiss chemist (1802–1850).
Born August 7th, 1802 in Geneva.
Died December 12th, 1850 at 48 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Javier Urruticoechea
Spanish footballer (1952-2001).
Born November 17th, 1952 in San Sebastián.
Died May 24th, 2001 at 48 years old in Esplugues de Llobregat (traffic collision).
Liao Zhongkai
Chinese politician (1877-1925).
Born April 23rd, 1877 in San Francisco.
Died August 25th, 1925 at 48 years old in Guangzhou.
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