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Dead at age 49
412 Notable deaths
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.
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. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1934 at 49 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia). [ref]
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]
Christoph Schlingensief
Theatre and film director, playwright, and performance artist (1960-2010).
Born October 24th, 1960 in Oberhausen. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2010 at 49 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]
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]
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