Dead at age 50
443 Notable deaths
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer.
Born October 20th, 1890 in New Orleans.
Died July 10th, 1941 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (asthma).
Sylvia Rivera
American sexworker transgender rights activist (1951-2002).
Born July 2nd, 1951 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2002 at 50 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Nicky Hopkins
English pianist and organist (1944–1994).
Born February 24th, 1944 in Greater London.
Died September 6th, 1994 at 50 years old in Nashville.
Kurt Weill
German composer (1900–1950).
Born March 2nd, 1900 in Dessau. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1950 at 50 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carson McCullers
American writer (1917–1967).
Born February 19th, 1917 in Columbus.
Died September 29th, 1967 at 50 years old in Nyack (breast cancer).
Roberto Bolaño
Chilean author.
Born April 28th, 1953 in Santiago. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2003 at 50 years old in Barcelona (liver cancer). [ref]
Chris Hani
Anti-apartheid activist (1942-1993).
Born June 28th, 1942 in Transkei, Eastern Cape. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1993 at 50 years old in Boksburg (deliberate murder). [ref]
Theodor Eicke
German ss general, commander of concentration camp dachau and inspector of the concentration camps (1892–1943).
Born October 17th, 1892 in Hampont.
Died February 26th, 1943 at 50 years old in Kharkiv.
Marilyn Maxwell
American actress and singer.
Born August 3rd, 1921 in Clarinda. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1972 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Naim Süleymanoğlu
Turkish weightlifter (1967–2017).
Born January 23rd, 1967 in Ptichar.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 50 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein