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Dead at age 48

620 Notable deaths

Ardant du Picq

French army officer (1821–1870).

Born October 19th, 1821 in Périgueux.

Died August 18th, 1870 at 48 years old in Metz.

Tadeusz Dembończyk

Polish weightlifter.

Born December 23rd, 1955 in Tarnowskie Góry.

Died February 11th, 2004 at 48 years old in Tarnowskie Góry.

Émile Fisseux

French archer (1862–1916).

Born February 15th, 1868 in Épaux-Bézu.

Died December 9th, 1916 at 48 years old in Paris.

Cencio Mantovani

Italian cyclist (1941-1989).

Born October 17th, 1941 in Castel d'Ario. [ref]

Died October 21st, 1989 at 48 years old in Suzzara.

Percy Almstedt

Sailor (1888–1937).

Born November 30th, 1888 in Gothenburg.

Died October 29th, 1937 at 48 years old

Edmund Horton

Bobsledder (1896–1944).

Born March 25th, 1896 in Saranac Lake.

Died May 26th, 1944 at 48 years old in New York City.

Erik Lindqvist

Sailor (1886–1934).

Born May 20th, 1886 in Stockholm.

Died September 17th, 1934 at 48 years old in Stockholm.

Ture Ödlund

Olympic curler (1894-1942).

Born May 15th, 1894 in Sundsvall Municipality. [ref]

Died December 14th, 1942 at 48 years old in Stockholm.

Ricardo Franco

Spanish film director (1949-1998).

Born May 24th, 1949 in Madrid.

Died May 20th, 1998 at 48 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).

André Dumont

Belgian geologist (1809-1857).

Born February 15th, 1809 in Liège.

Died February 28th, 1857 at 48 years old in Liège.

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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe