Dead at age 49

441 Notable deaths

Hans-Georg von Friedeburg

German navy officer, u-boot commander, admiral in the kriegsmarine (1895-1945).

Born July 15th, 1895 in Strasbourg.

Died May 23rd, 1945 at 49 years old in Flensburg (cyanide poisoning).

Arthur Greiser

German politician (nsdap), mdr, senate president of the free city of danzig, reich governor and gauleiter of the nsdap, waffen-ss officer and holocaust perpetrator (1897–1946).

Born January 22nd, 1897 in Środa Wielkopolska.

Died July 21st, 1946 at 49 years old in Fort Winiary (hanging to death).

Bruce Fairbairn

Canadian record producer (1949–1999).

Born December 30th, 1949 in Vancouver. [ref]

Died May 17th, 1999 at 49 years old in Vancouver. [ref]

Hal March

Actor, comedian and game show host (1920-1970).

Born April 22nd, 1920 in San Francisco.

Died January 19th, 1970 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).

John Gardner

American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor.

Born July 21st, 1933 in Batavia. [ref]

Died September 14th, 1982 at 49 years old in Susquehanna River (traffic collision). [ref]

Albert Forster

German politician (1902-1952).

Born July 26th, 1902 in Fürth.

Died February 28th, 1952 at 49 years old in Warsaw (hanging).

Kazunari Tanaka

Japanese voice actor.

Born April 8th, 1967 in Osaka Prefecture.

Died October 10th, 2016 at 49 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Jalil Zandi

Iranian general.

Born May 2nd, 1951 in Trujillo.

Died April 1st, 2001 at 49 years old in Tehran (traffic collision).

Pearl White

American actress (1889–1938).

Born March 4th, 1889 in Green Ridge. [ref]

Died August 4th, 1938 at 49 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Rosario Castellanos

Mexican writer (1925-1974).

Born May 25th, 1925 in Mexico City. [ref]

Died August 7th, 1974 at 49 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]

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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin