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Dead at age 50
389 Notable deaths
William Sharp
Scottish writer.
Born September 12th, 1855 in Paisley. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1905 at 50 years old in Maniace.
Valery Bryusov
Poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian from russia.
Born December 13th, 1873 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1924 at 50 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Benigno Aquino Jr.
Filipino senator and former governor of tarlac (1932-1983).
Born November 27th, 1932 in Concepcion. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1983 at 50 years old in Ninoy Aquino International Airport (assassination). [ref]
Thomas Kent
Irish nationalist gunman (1865-1916).
Born August 29th, 1865 in Castlelyons.
Died May 9th, 1916 at 50 years old in Collins Barracks (ballistic trauma).
Amet-khan Sultan
Crimean tatar wwii flying ace, test pilot, and twice hero of the soviet union.
Born October 20th, 1920 in Alupka.
Died February 1st, 1971 at 50 years old in Moscow Oblast (aircraft crash).
Thomas Ulsrud
Norwegian male curler.
Born October 21st, 1971 in Oslo.
Died May 24th, 2022 at 50 years old in Oslo (cancer). [ref]
Francisco Ferrer
19th and 20th-century catalan anarchist and educationist.
Born January 10th, 1859 in Alella. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1909 at 50 years old in Barcelona (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Tan Yankai
Chinese politician (1880-1930).
Born January 25th, 1880 in Zhuzhou.
Died September 22nd, 1930 at 50 years old in Nanking (cerebral hemorrhage).
Panait Istrati
Romanian writer.
Born August 10th, 1884 in Brăila.
Died May 16th, 1935 at 50 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis). [ref]
Chaïm Soutine
Russian-french painter (1893–1943).
Born January 13th, 1893 in Smilavičy. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1943 at 50 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 389
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner