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Dead at age 50
418 Notable deaths
Mahadev Desai
Indian independence activist, writer and mahatma gandhi's personal secretary.
Born January 1st, 1892 in Surat district. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1942 at 50 years old [ref]
Tajuddin Ahmad
Bangladeshi politician and first prime minister of bangladesh (1925-1975).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Kapasia Upazila.
Died November 3rd, 1975 at 50 years old in Dhaka.
Cathy Downs
American actress.
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Port Jefferson.
Died December 8th, 1976 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Bruno Manser
Swiss environmentalist (1954-2005).
Born August 25th, 1954 in Basel.
Died March 10th, 2005 at 50 years old in Borneo.
Greg Page
American boxer (1958-2009).
Born October 25th, 1958 in Louisville.
Died April 27th, 2009 at 50 years old in Louisville. [ref]
Ottla Kafka
Sister of franz kafka.
Born October 29th, 1892 in Prague.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 50 years old in Auschwitz.
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]
George Dunton Widener
American financier.
Born June 16th, 1861 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 50 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
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). [ref]
Theuns Jordaan
South african singer.
Born January 10th, 1971 in Venterstad.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 50 years old (leukemia). [ref]
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