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Dead at age 48
620 Notable deaths
Victor Brooke
British naturalist (1843-1891).
Born January 3rd, 1843.
Died November 27th, 1891 at 48 years old in Pau (pneumonia).
Ruth Stonehouse
Actress, film director (1892-1941).
Born September 28th, 1892 in Denver.
Died May 12th, 1941 at 48 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Rudolf Kohlrausch
German physicist (1809–1858).
Born November 6th, 1809 in Göttingen.
Died March 8th, 1858 at 48 years old in Erlangen.
José Ruperto Monagas
President of venezuela (1832-1880).
Born June 4th, 1832 in Aragua de Barcelona.
Died June 12th, 1880 at 48 years old in Aragua de Barcelona.
Georges Berger
Belgian racing driver (1918–1967).
Born September 14th, 1918 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died August 23rd, 1967 at 48 years old in Nürburg.
Batir Zakirov
Uzbek singer, actor and painter (1936–1985).
Born April 26th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died January 23rd, 1985 at 48 years old in Tashkent (liver cirrhosis).
Émile Souvestre
French novelist.
Born April 15th, 1806 in Morlaix.
Died July 8th, 1854 at 48 years old in Montmorency.
Paul Koech
Athletics competitor (1969–2018).
Born December 31st, 1969 in Uasin Gishu County.
Died September 3rd, 2018 at 48 years old in Nairobi (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy
French missionary and saint (1818-1866).
Born March 16th, 1818 in Amiens.
Died March 30th, 1866 at 48 years old in Boryeong (decapitation).
Tadeusz Ślusarski
Polish pole vaulter (1950–1998).
Died August 17th, 1998 at 48 years old in Gmina Przybiernów (traffic collision).
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