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Dead at age 49
471 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).
Gerard John Schaefer
American serial killer (1946–1995).
Born March 25th, 1946 in Wisconsin.
Died December 3rd, 1995 at 49 years old in Raiford (stabbing).
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).
Grant Wahl
American sportswriter (1973–2022).
Born December 2nd, 1973 in Mission.
Died December 10th, 2022 at 49 years old in Lusail Stadium (thoracic aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Georgi Markov
Bulgarian dissident writer (1929-1978).
Born March 1st, 1929 in Sofia.
Died September 11th, 1978 at 49 years old in Balham (intoxication).
Richard Sorge
Soviet spy in germany and japan (1895－1944).
Born October 4th, 1895 in Baku.
Died November 7th, 1944 at 49 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Natsume Sōseki
Japanese novelist.
Born February 9th, 1867 in Kikuichō.
Died December 9th, 1916 at 49 years old in Waseda-Minamichō (peptic ulcer disease).
Marcel Petiot
Sentenced to death in france.
Born January 17th, 1897 in Auxerre.
Died May 25th, 1946 at 49 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (decapitation by guillotine).
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]
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