Dead at age 49
441 Notable deaths
Lars-Göran Petrov
Swedish singer.
Born February 17th, 1972 in Högalid Parish. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2021 at 49 years old (bile duct cancer). [ref]
Zarley Zalapski
Swiss-canadian ice hockey defenceman (1968-2017).
Born April 22nd, 1968 in Edmonton.
Died December 10th, 2017 at 49 years old in Calgary. [ref]
Constance Dowling
Actress.
Born July 24th, 1920 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 1969 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Kurt Huber
German folk song researcher, professor at the ludwig-maximilians-university munich, member of the white rose (1893-1943).
Born October 24th, 1893 in Chur.
Died July 13th, 1943 at 49 years old in Munich, Munich Prison (decapitation).
Maria Tănase
Romanian singer and actress.
Born September 25th, 1913 in Bucharest.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 49 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
Kristian Birkeland
Norwegian scientist (1867–1917).
Born December 13th, 1867 in Christiania.
Died June 15th, 1917 at 49 years old in Tokyo (barbiturate overdose).
Oscar Polk
American actor (1899-1949).
Born December 25th, 1899 in Marianna.
Died January 4th, 1949 at 49 years old in New York City (struck by vehicle).
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]
Yoo Sang-chul
South korean association football player (1971-2021).
Born October 18th, 1971 in Seoul.
Died June 7th, 2021 at 49 years old in Seoul (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Neil Johnston
American hall of fame basketball player (1929–1978).
Born February 4th, 1929 in Chillicothe.
Died September 28th, 1978 at 49 years old in Irving (myocardial infarction).
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs