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Dead at age 49
441 Notable deaths
Robert Ritter
German psychologist.
Born May 14th, 1901 in Aachen.
Died April 15th, 1951 at 49 years old in Oberursel (Taunus).
Wieland Wagner
German opera director (1917–1966).
Born January 5th, 1917 in Bayreuth. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1966 at 49 years old in Munich (lung 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.
Keiji Shibazaki
Japanese admiral.
Born April 9th, 1894 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died November 25th, 1943 at 49 years old in Tarawa.
J. J. Sakurai
American physicist (1933-1982).
Born January 31st, 1933 in Tokyo.
Died November 1st, 1982 at 49 years old in Geneva.
William Rainey Harper
American academic administrator (1856-1906).
Born July 26th, 1856 in New Concord.
Died January 10th, 1906 at 49 years old in Chicago.
Prince Charles of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian prince (1927-1977).
Born August 7th, 1927 in Colmar-Berg.
Died July 26th, 1977 at 49 years old in Pistoia.
Zdzisław Marchwicki
Polish serial killer.
Born October 18th, 1927 in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Died April 29th, 1977 at 49 years old in Katowice (hanging).
Korbinian Brodmann
German neurologist (1868–1918).
Born November 17th, 1868 in Hohenfels.
Died August 22nd, 1918 at 49 years old in Munich (sepsis).
Christoph Schlingensief
German 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]
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