Dead at age 48

620 Notable deaths

Prince Aly Khan

Pakistani diplomat (1911–1960).

Born June 13th, 1911 in Turin.

Died May 12th, 1960 at 48 years old in Suresnes (traffic collision).

Chögyam Trungpa

Tibetan buddhist lama and writer (1939-1987).

Born March 5th, 1939 in Kham.

Died April 4th, 1987 at 48 years old in Halifax (liver cirrhosis).

Francesco Quinn

Italian-born actor.

Born March 22nd, 1963 in Rome.

Died August 5th, 2011 at 48 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Big Syke

American rapper (1968–2016).

Born March 31st, 1968 in Inglewood.

Died December 5th, 2016 at 48 years old in Hawthorne. [ref]

Allan Sherman

American musician and comedian (1924-1973).

Born November 30th, 1924 in Chicago.

Died November 20th, 1973 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).

Lorenz Hart

American lyricist (1895–1943).

Born May 2nd, 1895 in Harlem.

Died November 22nd, 1943 at 48 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Steve Cochran

American actor (1917–1965).

Born May 25th, 1917 in Eureka.

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

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 (cervix uterine cancer).

Blind Willie Johnson

American blues musician (1897–1945).

Born January 22nd, 1897 in Pendleton, Brenham.

Died September 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Beaumont.

Karel Čapek

Czech writer (1890–1938).

Born January 9th, 1890 in Malé Svatoňovice. [ref]

Died December 25th, 1938 at 48 years old in Vinohrady (pneumonia). [ref]

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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown