Dead at age 49

399 Notable deaths

Virginia Hill

American woman who was a chicago outfit courier (1916-1966).

Born August 26th, 1916 in Lipscomb.

Died March 24th, 1966 at 49 years old in Koppl.

Aadesh Shrivastava

Indian composer.

Born September 4th, 1966 in Jabalpur.

Died September 5th, 2015 at 49 years old in Mumbai (multiple myeloma). [ref]

Edith Cavell

British nurse (1865-1915).

Born December 4th, 1865 in Swardeston.

Died October 12th, 1915 at 49 years old in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek (ballistic trauma).

William Bonin

American serial killer.

Born January 8th, 1947 in Willimantic.

Died February 23rd, 1996 at 49 years old in San Quentin State Prison (lethal injection).

Laura Nyro

American musician and songwriter (1947-1997).

Born October 18th, 1947 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died April 8th, 1997 at 49 years old in Danbury (ovarian cancer). [ref]

Mohammad Najibullah

4th general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.

Born August 6th, 1947 in Gardēz. [ref]

Died September 27th, 1996 at 49 years old in Kabul (hanging). [ref]

Jacques Brel

Belgian singer-songwriter.

Born April 8th, 1929 in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1978 at 49 years old in Avicenne Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]

Ramon Magsaysay

7th president of the philippines (1907-1957).

Born August 31st, 1907 in Iba.

Died March 17th, 1957 at 49 years old in Asturias.

Jana Novotná

Czech tennis player (1968-2017).

Born October 2nd, 1968 in Brno.

Died November 19th, 2017 at 49 years old in Czech Republic (ovarian cancer). [ref]

Joan Hackett

American actress.

Born March 1st, 1934 in East Harlem.

Died October 9th, 1983 at 49 years old in Encino (cancer, ovarian cancer).

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I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw