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Dead at age 49
416 Notable deaths
Yumeji Takehisa
Japanese artist (1884-1934).
Born September 16th, 1884 in Honjōson.
Died September 1st, 1934 at 49 years old (tuberculosis).
Marlen Haushofer
Austrian writer.
Born April 11th, 1920 in Molln. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1970 at 49 years old in Vienna (bone cancer). [ref]
Kiyoshi Yamashita
Japanese artist (1922-1971).
Born March 10th, 1922 in Nihonzutsumi.
Died July 12th, 1971 at 49 years old (intracranial hemorrhage).
Albert Champion
Road bicycle racer.
Born April 5th, 1878 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 27th, 1927 at 49 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Walter Hasenclever
German poet and playwright.
Born July 8th, 1890 in Aachen. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1940 at 49 years old in Les Milles concentration camp (poison).
Davidson Black
Canadian anthropologist.
Born July 25th, 1884 in Toronto.
Died March 15th, 1934 at 49 years old in Beijing.
Gastone Nencini
Cyclist.
Born March 1st, 1930 in Barberino di Mugello.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 49 years old in Florence.
Lothar Wolleh
German photographer.
Born January 20th, 1930 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1979 at 49 years old in London (asthma). [ref]
Daedra Charles
American professional women's basketball player.
Born November 22nd, 1968 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2018 at 49 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Eduardo Rózsa-Flores
Bolivian-hungarian-croatian mercenary, journalist, actor, and secret agent.
Born March 31st, 1960 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Died April 16th, 2009 at 49 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius