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Dead at age 49
405 Notable deaths
Louis Cyr
Canadian strength athlete (1863-1912).
Born October 11th, 1863 in Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville.
Died November 10th, 1912 at 49 years old in Montreal (nephritis).
Christy Brown
Irish artist (1932-1981).
Born June 5th, 1932 in Dublin.
Died September 7th, 1981 at 49 years old in East Pennard (choking).
Rituparno Ghosh
Indian film director, actor, writer, and lyricist.
Born August 31st, 1963 in Kolkata.
Died May 30th, 2013 at 49 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction).
Marcel Petiot
French criminal, doctor and politician (1897-1946).
Born January 17th, 1897 in Auxerre. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1946 at 49 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (guillotine). [ref]
Georgi Markov
Bulgarian dissident writer.
Born March 1st, 1929 in Sofia. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1978 at 49 years old in Balham (intoxication). [ref]
Shifty Shellshock
American rapper, singer and actor.
Born August 23rd, 1974 in Boston. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2024 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
George Moscone
American politician who served as mayor of san francisco.
Born November 24th, 1929 in San Francisco.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 49 years old in San Francisco (ballistic trauma).
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist.
Born August 27th, 1909 in Woodville. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1959 at 49 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer.
Born May 13th, 1943 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1992 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Boris III of Bulgaria
Bulgarian ruler.
Born January 30th, 1894 in Sofia.
Died August 28th, 1943 at 49 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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