Dead at age 48

459 Notable deaths

Angelique Pettyjohn

American actress and burlesque queen (1943-1992).

Born March 11th, 1943 in Los Angeles.

Died February 14th, 1992 at 48 years old in Las Vegas (cervical cancer).

Brad Allan

Australian martial artist, action choreographer, actor and stunt performer.

Born February 14th, 1973 in Melbourne.

Died August 6th, 2021 at 48 years old [ref]

Jaishankar Prasad

Hindi author.

Born January 30th, 1889 in Varanasi. [ref]

Died November 15th, 1937 at 48 years old in Varanasi. [ref]

Mark Fisher

British cultural theorist (1968-2017).

Born July 11th, 1968 in Leicester.

Died January 13th, 2017 at 48 years old in Felixstowe.

Bruce Chatwin

English novelist.

Born May 13th, 1940 in Sheffield. [ref]

Died January 18th, 1989 at 48 years old in Nice (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]

Hilda Gadea

Peruvian economist, communist leader, and author.

Born March 21st, 1925 in Lima.

Died February 11th, 1974 at 48 years old in Havana (cancer). [ref]

Frederic Remington

American painter and sculptor (1861-1909).

Born October 4th, 1861 in Canton.

Died December 26th, 1909 at 48 years old in Ridgefield (peritonitis).

J. L. Austin

English philosopher.

Born March 26th, 1911 in Lancaster. [ref]

Died February 8th, 1960 at 48 years old in Oxford (lung cancer). [ref]

Steve Cochran

American actor.

Born May 25th, 1917 in Eureka.

Died June 15th, 1965 at 48 years old in Guatemala (lung disease). [ref]

Eve Meyer

American actor and model (1928–1977).

Born December 13th, 1928 in Griffin.

Died March 27th, 1977 at 48 years old in Tenerife North Airport (aviation accident).

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Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney