Dead at age 49

416 Notable deaths

Vladimir Purishkevich

Russian politician (1870-1920).

Born August 24th, 1870 in Chișinău.

Died February 1st, 1920 at 49 years old in Novorossiysk (typhoid fever).

Maria Tănase

Romanian singer and actress.

Born September 25th, 1913 in Bucharest.

Died July 22nd, 1963 at 49 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).

Danielle Bunten Berry

American game designer and programmer (1949-1998).

Born February 19th, 1949 in St. Louis.

Died July 3rd, 1998 at 49 years old in Little Rock (cancer).

Paul Giesler

German nazi party functionary, premier of bavaria (1895-1945).

Born June 15th, 1895 in Siegen.

Died May 8th, 1945 at 49 years old in Bischofswiesen.

Abdi İpekçi

Turkish journalist.

Born August 9th, 1929 in Istanbul.

Died February 1st, 1979 at 49 years old in Istanbul.

Chris Bart-Williams

Sierra leonean-english footballer (born 1974).

Born June 16th, 1974 in Freetown.

Died July 24th, 2023 at 49 years old in Miami. [ref]

Carl Mayer

British-german screenwriter.

Born November 20th, 1894 in Graz.

Died July 1st, 1944 at 49 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Ye Ting

Chinese lieutenant general (1896-1946).

Born September 10th, 1896 in Huiyang District.

Died April 8th, 1946 at 49 years old in Xing County.

Morris Louis

American painter (1912-1962).

Born November 28th, 1912 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died September 7th, 1962 at 49 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]

Zdzisław Marchwicki

Polish serial killer.

Born October 18th, 1927 in Dąbrowa Górnicza.

Died April 29th, 1977 at 49 years old in Katowice (hanging).

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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore