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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
Fred Åkerström
Swedish musician and singer (1937–1985).
Born January 27th, 1937 in Stockholm.
Died August 9th, 1985 at 48 years old in Karlskrona.
Hamish MacCunn
Scottish romantic composer, conductor and teacher (1868–1916).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Greenock.
Died August 2nd, 1916 at 48 years old in London.
Alexander Alyabyev
Russian composer.
Born September 11th, 1802 in Tobolsk.
Died March 6th, 1851 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Sabu Martinez
American musician (1930–1979).
Born July 14th, 1930 in New York City.
Died January 13th, 1979 at 48 years old in Stockholm (gastrointestinal system disease).
Juan Bautista Ceballos
President of mexico (1811-1859).
Born May 13th, 1811 in Victoria de Durango.
Died August 20th, 1859 at 48 years old in Paris.
Copi
Argentinian writer, actor, director and cartoonist (1939-1987).
Born November 20th, 1939 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 14th, 1987 at 48 years old in Paris (HIV/AIDS).
Déodat de Séverac
French composer (1872 – 1921).
Born July 20th, 1872 in Saint-Félix-Lauragais. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1921 at 48 years old in Céret.
Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen
German noble (1898-1946).
Born February 13th, 1898 in Strasbourg.
Died August 2nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Saransk.
Josef Kajetán Tyl
Czech poet, playwright, publicist, writer, historic literature writer and lyricist (1808-1856).
Born February 4th, 1808 in Kutná Hora. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1856 at 48 years old in Plzeň (liver disease). [ref]
Gustav Diessl
Actor (1899-1948).
Born December 30th, 1899 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1948 at 48 years old in Vienna.
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