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Dead at age 50
389 Notable deaths
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).
David Servan-Schreiber
French physician.
Born April 21st, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2011 at 50 years old in Fécamp (brain cancer). [ref]
Okakura Kakuzō
Japanese scholar and art critic (1863–1913).
Born February 14th, 1863 in Yokohama.
Died September 2nd, 1913 at 50 years old in Akakura Onsen (nephritis, uremia).
Mariam Thresia Chiramel
Indian saint.
Born April 26th, 1876 in Thrissur district.
Died June 8th, 1926 at 50 years old in Kerala.
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).
Helene Costello
American actress (1906-1957).
Born June 21st, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1957 at 50 years old in San Bernardino (tuberculosis). [ref]
Frederick Schiller Faust
American novelist, and short story writer.
Born May 29th, 1893 in Seattle.
Died May 12th, 1944 at 50 years old in Santa Maria Infante.
Bud Jamison
Actor (1894-1944).
Born February 15th, 1894 in Vallejo. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1944 at 50 years old in Hollywood (kidney cancer). [ref]
Koloman Moser
Austrian painter (1868-1918).
Born March 30th, 1868 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1918 at 50 years old in Vienna (prostate cancer). [ref]
Lin Huiyin
Chinese architect and writer (1904-1955).
Born June 10th, 1904 in Hangzhou.
Died April 1st, 1955 at 50 years old in Beijing Tongren Hospital (tuberculosis).
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)