Dead at age 49
10 Notable deaths
Edsel Bryant Ford
American businessman (1893-1943).
Born November 6th, 1893 in Detroit.
Died May 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in Grosse Pointe Shores (stomach cancer).
George Lincoln Rockwell
American founder of the american nazi party (1918–1967).
Born March 9th, 1918 in Bloomington.
Died August 25th, 1967 at 49 years old in Arlington County.
Herb Baumeister
American serial killer (1947-1996).
Born April 7th, 1947 in Indianapolis.
Died July 3rd, 1996 at 49 years old in Ontario (gunshot wound).
Jackie Wilson
American singer (1934–1984).
Born June 9th, 1934 in Detroit.
Died January 21st, 1984 at 49 years old in Mount Holly.
Stuart Scott
American sportscaster and anchor on espn (1965–2015).
Born July 19th, 1965 in Chicago.
Died January 4th, 2015 at 49 years old in Avon (appendix cancer). [ref]
Sarabjit Singh
Indian national convicted of terrorism and spying by a pakistani court (1963-2013).
Born December 18th, 1963 in Bhikhiwind.
Died May 2nd, 2013 at 49 years old in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore (blunt trauma).
Oskar Dirlewanger
German nazi military officer and ss regiment/brigade commander (1895–1945).
Born September 26th, 1895 in Würzburg.
Died June 7th, 1945 at 49 years old in Altshausen (torture murder, blunt trauma).
Mike Mentzer
American bodybuilder (1951–2001).
Born November 15th, 1951 in Ephrata.
Died June 10th, 2001 at 49 years old in Los Angeles.
Shifty Shellshock
American rapper, singer and actor (1974–2024).
Born August 23rd, 1974 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2024 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
L'Wren Scott
American model and fashion/costume designer (1964-2014).
Born April 28th, 1964 in Roy. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2014 at 49 years old in Chelsea (hanging to death). [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz