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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
Johannes Bobrowski
German author (1917–1965).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Sovetsk. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1965 at 48 years old in East Berlin (peritonitis).
Norah Neilson Gray
British artist of the glasgow school (1882-1931).
Born June 16th, 1882 in Helensburgh.
Died May 27th, 1931 at 48 years old in Glasgow (cancer).
Georges Lacombe
French painter and sculptor (1868-1916).
Born June 18th, 1868 in Versailles.
Died June 29th, 1916 at 48 years old in Alençon (tuberculosis).
Dimitar Petkov
Bulgarian politician (1858-1907).
Born November 2nd, 1858 in Nicolae Bălcescu.
Died February 26th, 1907 at 48 years old in Sofia.
Théodore Zue Nguema
Association football player and manager.
Born November 9th, 1973 in Mongomo.
Died May 5th, 2022 at 48 years old in Bata. [ref]
Erpo Freiherr von Bodenhausen
German general (1897–1945).
Born April 12th, 1897 in Arnstein.
Died May 9th, 1945 at 48 years old in Grobiņa.
Aleksandrs Čaks
Latvian writer (1901–1950).
Born October 27th, 1901 in Riga.
Died February 8th, 1950 at 48 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Ashton Dearholt
Actor (1894-1942).
Born April 4th, 1894 in Milwaukee.
Died April 27th, 1942 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Ethel Grey Terry
American actress (1882-1931).
Born October 2nd, 1882 in Oakland.
Died January 6th, 1931 at 48 years old in Hollywood.
Jakob Arjouni
German author, born 1964 (1964–2013).
Born October 8th, 1964 in Frankfurt.
Died January 17th, 2013 at 48 years old in Berlin (cancer, pancreatic cancer).
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