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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
Jimmie Noone
American musician (1895–1944).
Born April 23rd, 1895 in New Orleans.
Died April 19th, 1944 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Ștefan Luchian
Romanian painter (1868-1916).
Born February 13th, 1868 in Ștefănești. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1916 at 48 years old in Bucharest.
Anatoly Marchenko
Soviet dissident (1938–1986).
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Barabinsk.
Died December 8th, 1986 at 48 years old in Chistopol (starvation).
Pierre Desproges
French humorist (1939–1988).
Died April 18th, 1988 at 48 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Leonid Serebryakov
Russian politician (1890–1937).
Born June 11th, 1888 in Samara.
Died February 1st, 1937 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Chokri Belaïd
Tunisian politician (1964–2013).
Born November 26th, 1964 in Tunis.
Died February 6th, 2013 at 48 years old in Tunis Governorate (firearm, exsanguination).
Maurice Joly
French satirist and lawyer (1829–1878).
Born September 22nd, 1829 in Lons-le-Saunier.
Died July 15th, 1878 at 48 years old in Paris.
Frances MacDonald
Painter from the uk (1873–1921).
Born August 24th, 1873 in Kidsgrove. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1921 at 48 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
Milton Sills
American stage and film actor (1882-1930).
Born January 12th, 1882 in Chicago.
Died September 15th, 1930 at 48 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Viktor Meyer
German chemist (1848-1897).
Born September 8th, 1848 in Berlin.
Died August 8th, 1897 at 48 years old in Heidelberg (cyanide poisoning).
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