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Dead at age 49
10 Notable deaths
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Nepali poet (1909-1959).
Born November 12th, 1909 in Kathmandu.
Died September 14th, 1959 at 49 years old in Kathmandu (cancer).
Robbie Baldwin Ross
Canadian journalist and art critic (1869-1918).
Died October 5th, 1918 at 49 years old in London.
Martin Luther
German diplomat (1895-1945).
Born December 16th, 1895 in Berlin.
Died May 13th, 1945 at 49 years old in Berlin.
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
King of the two sicilies.
Born January 12th, 1810 in Palermo.
Died May 22nd, 1859 at 49 years old in Caserta.
Henry Jarvis Raymond
American journalist and politician (1820–1869).
Born January 24th, 1820 in Livingston County.
Died June 18th, 1869 at 49 years old in New York City.
Emma of Hawaii
Queen consort of king kamehameha iv from 1856 to his death in 1863.
Born January 2nd, 1836 in Honolulu.
Died April 25th, 1885 at 49 years old in Honolulu.
Isabelle Dinoire
Partial face transplant recipient (1967–2016).
Born February 3rd, 1967 in Maubeuge.
Died April 22nd, 2016 at 49 years old in Amiens (cancer).
Pierre Laporte
Canadian journalist, lawyer and politician (1921-1970).
Born February 25th, 1921 in Montreal.
Died October 17th, 1970 at 49 years old in Quebec City.
Glen Buxton
American guitarist, songwriter (1947-1997).
Born November 10th, 1947 in Akron.
Died October 19th, 1997 at 49 years old in Clarion (pneumonia).
Wanda Rutkiewicz
Polish mountain climber (1943-1992).
Born February 4th, 1943 in Plungė.
Died May 13th, 1992 at 49 years old in Kanchenjunga. [ref]
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