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Dead at age 50

429 Notable deaths

Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark

Middle daughter of prince nicholas of greece and grand duchess elena vladimirovna of russia.

Born May 24th, 1904 in Tatoi Palace.

Died January 11th, 1955 at 50 years old in Munich.

Bruno Manser

Swiss environmentalist (1954-2005).

Born August 25th, 1954 in Basel.

Died March 10th, 2005 at 50 years old in Borneo.

Willie Keeler

American baseball player.

Born March 3rd, 1872 in Brooklyn.

Died January 1st, 1923 at 50 years old in Brooklyn (endocarditis).

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]

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]

Theuns Jordaan

South african singer (1971–2021).

Born January 10th, 1971 in Venterstad.

Died November 17th, 2021 at 50 years old (leukemia). [ref]

Preta Gil

Brazilian actress and singer (1974–2025).

Born August 8th, 1974 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died July 20th, 2025 at 50 years old in New York City (intestinal cancer). [ref]

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).

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]

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]

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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy