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Dead at age 49

416 Notable deaths

Karl von Müller

German naval officer and politician (1873-1923).

Born June 13th, 1873 in Hanover.

Died March 11th, 1923 at 49 years old in Brunswick (malaria).

Maribel Vinson

Figure skater (1911-1961).

Born October 12th, 1911 in Winchester.

Died February 15th, 1961 at 49 years old in Kampenhout.

Josef Bürckel

German nazi politician, gauleiter of vienna (1895-1944).

Born March 30th, 1895 in Lingenfeld.

Died September 28th, 1944 at 49 years old in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.

Kiyonao Ichiki

Japanese general (1892–1942).

Born October 16th, 1892 in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Died August 21st, 1942 at 49 years old in Guadalcanal.

Lowell Sherman

Actor, director (1885-1934).

Born October 11th, 1885 in San Francisco.

Died December 28th, 1934 at 49 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).

Quintin Dailey

American basketball player (1961-2010).

Born January 22nd, 1961 in Baltimore.

Died November 8th, 2010 at 49 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]

Wieland Wagner

German opera director.

Born January 5th, 1917 in Bayreuth. [ref]

Died October 17th, 1966 at 49 years old in Munich (lung cancer). [ref]

Robert Ritter

German psychologist.

Born May 14th, 1901 in Aachen.

Died April 15th, 1951 at 49 years old in Oberursel (Taunus).

Reuven Shiloah

Director of mossad from 1949 to 1953.

Born December 20th, 1909 in Jerusalem.

Died May 10th, 1959 at 49 years old in Jerusalem.

Korbinian Brodmann

German neurologist.

Born November 17th, 1868 in Hohenfels. [ref]

Died August 22nd, 1918 at 49 years old in Munich (sepsis). [ref]

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