Dead at age 48
445 Notable deaths
Abraham Wald
Romanian mathematician, statistician and scientist (1902-1950).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 31st, 1950 at 48 years old in Nilgiri Mountains (aviation accident).
Larry McDonald
American politician (1935-1983).
Born April 1st, 1935 in Atlanta.
Died September 1st, 1983 at 48 years old in Sakhalin (Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash).
Rashidi Yekini
Nigerian footballer (1963-2012).
Born October 23rd, 1963 in Kaduna.
Died May 4th, 2012 at 48 years old in Ibadan. [ref]
Konon Molody
Kgb officer (1922-1970).
Born January 17th, 1922 in Moscow.
Died October 11th, 1970 at 48 years old in Medynsky District. [ref]
Sindika Dokolo
Congolese businessman.
Born March 16th, 1972 in Kinshasa. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2020 at 48 years old in Dubai (drowning). [ref]
Amílcar Cabral
Guinea-bissauan and cape verdean politician (1924-1973).
Born September 12th, 1924 in Bafatá.
Died January 20th, 1973 at 48 years old in Conakry, Tsévié.
Lorenz Hart
American lyricist.
Born May 2nd, 1895 in Harlem. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1943 at 48 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Tony Thompson
American drummer (1954-2003).
Born November 15th, 1954 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 2003 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer).
Prince Aly Khan
Pakistani diplomat.
Born June 13th, 1911 in Turin.
Died May 12th, 1960 at 48 years old in Suresnes (traffic collision).
Steve Bridges
American actor and impressionist (1963-2012).
Born May 22nd, 1963 in Dallas.
Died March 3rd, 2012 at 48 years old in Los Angeles County (anaphylaxis). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)