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Dead at age 48
461 Notable deaths
Mirjami Kuosmanen
Finnish actress.
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Keuruu.
Died August 5th, 1963 at 48 years old in Helsinki (disease).
Nikodim
Russian archbishop.
Born October 16th, 1929 in Frolovo.
Died September 5th, 1978 at 48 years old in Vatican City.
Trofim Lomakin
Russian weightlifter (1924-1973).
Born August 2nd, 1924 in Altai Krai.
Died June 13th, 1973 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Martin Rázus
Politician (1888-1937).
Born October 18th, 1888 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died August 8th, 1937 at 48 years old in Brezno.
Bill Tuttle
American swimmer.
Born February 21st, 1882 in Chicago.
Died February 22nd, 1930 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Yevgeny Belyayev
Cross-country skier.
Born March 20th, 1954 in Kirovsk.
Died March 15th, 2003 at 48 years old
Lev Aleksandrovich Chugaev
Russian chemist (1873–1922).
Born October 16th, 1873 in Moscow.
Died September 26th, 1922 at 48 years old in Gryazovets (typhoid fever).
Michael Peter
Field hockey player (1949-1997).
Born May 7th, 1949 in Heidelberg.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 48 years old in Leimen.
Henry Petersen
Danish pole vaulter (1900–1949).
Born October 1st, 1900 in Brædstrup.
Died September 24th, 1949 at 48 years old in Copenhagen.
Juan Muñoz
Spanish sculptor.
Born July 17th, 1953 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2001 at 48 years old in Ibiza. [ref]
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