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Dead at age 50
443 Notable deaths
David Elazar
Chief of staff of the israel defense forces.
Born August 27th, 1925 in Sarajevo.
Died April 15th, 1976 at 50 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction).
Chaïm Soutine
Belarusian-french painter (1893–1943).
Born January 13th, 1893 in Smilavičy.
Died August 9th, 1943 at 50 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer).
Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark
Middle daughter of prince nicholas of greece and grand duchess elena vladimirovna of russia.
Born May 24th, 1904 in Tatoi Palace.
Died January 11th, 1955 at 50 years old in Munich.
Bruno Manser
Swiss environmentalist (1954-2005).
Born August 25th, 1954 in Basel.
Died March 10th, 2005 at 50 years old in Borneo.
Willie Keeler
American baseball player (1872–1923).
Born March 3rd, 1872 in Brooklyn.
Died January 1st, 1923 at 50 years old in Brooklyn (endocarditis).
Milan Babić
First president of the republic of serbian krajina 1991–1992.
Born February 26th, 1956 in Kukar.
Died March 5th, 2006 at 50 years old in The Hague (hanging to death). [ref]
Brent Renaud
American documentary filmmaker and journalist (1971–2022).
Born October 2nd, 1971 in Memphis. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2022 at 50 years old in Irpin (gunshot wound). [ref]
Theuns Jordaan
South african singer (1971–2021).
Born January 10th, 1971 in Venterstad.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 50 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Preta Gil
Brazilian actress and singer (1974–2025).
Born August 8th, 1974 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died July 20th, 2025 at 50 years old in New York City (intestinal cancer). [ref]
Cornelis Vreeswijk
Swedish-dutch singer-songwriter, poet and actor.
Born August 8th, 1937 in IJmuiden.
Died November 12th, 1987 at 50 years old in Stockholm (liver cancer).
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