Dead at age 50

443 Notable deaths

Arthur Griffith

Irish politician and writer (1872-1922).

Born March 31st, 1872 in Dublin. [ref]

Died August 12th, 1922 at 50 years old in Dublin (stroke). [ref]

Anatoly Slivko

Soviet serial killer (1938-1989).

Born December 28th, 1938 in Izberbash.

Died September 16th, 1989 at 50 years old in Novocherkassk (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).

Ninoy Aquino

Filipino senator and governor of tarlac (1932–1983).

Born November 27th, 1932 in Concepcion.

Died August 21st, 1983 at 50 years old in Ninoy Aquino International Airport (assassination).

Louise Bryant

American activist and journalist (1885–1936).

Born December 5th, 1885 in San Francisco.

Died January 6th, 1936 at 50 years old in Sèvres (cerebral hemorrhage).

Zoran Đinđić

Serbian politician (1952−2003).

Born August 1st, 1952 in Šamac. [ref]

Died March 12th, 2003 at 50 years old in Belgrade (ballistic trauma).

Jimmy Reed

American blues musician and songwriter.

Born September 6th, 1925 in Dunleith. [ref]

Died August 29th, 1976 at 50 years old in Oakland (respiratory failure). [ref]

Herb Ritts

American photographer.

Born August 13th, 1952 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died December 26th, 2002 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]

Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr

Lebanese politician (1928-).

Born May 15th, 1928 in Qom.

Died August 31st, 1978 at 50 years old in disappearance.

Bruno Schulz

Polish novelist and painter (1892-1942).

Born July 12th, 1892 in Drohobych. [ref]

Died December 19th, 1942 at 50 years old in Drohobych, Drohobych Ghetto. [ref]

Rowland S. Howard

Australian musician and songwriter (1959–2009).

Born October 24th, 1959 in Melbourne.

Died December 30th, 2009 at 50 years old in Melbourne (liver cancer). [ref]

Deaths 81 to 90 of 443

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami