Dead at age 50
418 Notable deaths
Roy Tarpley
American basketball player (1964–2015).
Born November 28th, 1964 in New York City.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 50 years old in Arlington.
Ed Ricketts
American marine biologist (1897-1948).
Born May 14th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died May 11th, 1948 at 50 years old in Salinas (railway accident).
Linda Gary
American voice actor (1944-1995).
Born November 4th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died October 5th, 1995 at 50 years old in North Hollywood (heart failure, brain cancer).
Herbert Backe
German general (1896-1947).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Batumi. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1947 at 50 years old in Nuremberg (hanging).
Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama
10th panchen lama of the gelug school of tibetan buddhism (1938-1989).
Born February 19th, 1938 in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County.
Died January 28th, 1989 at 50 years old in Xigazê (myocardial infarction).
Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu
Japanese prince (1902-1953).
Born June 25th, 1902 in Akasaka Estate. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1953 at 50 years old in Fujisawa (tuberculosis). [ref]
Colby Ruckle
Canadian first world war flying ace (1893-1944).
Born December 23rd, 1893 in Carleton Place.
Died March 9th, 1944 at 50 years old in Whitchurch–Stouffville (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Scherbius
German cryptographer (1878–1929).
Born October 30th, 1878 in Frankfurt.
Died May 13th, 1929 at 50 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Isamu Chō
Japanese general (1895-1945).
Born January 19th, 1895 in Fukuoka.
Died June 23rd, 1945 at 50 years old in Okinawa Prefecture (stabbing).
Tom Tyler
American actor.
Born August 9th, 1903 in Essex County.
Died May 3rd, 1954 at 50 years old in Hamtramck (myocardial infarction).
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