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Dead at age 50
390 Notable deaths
Fred T. Jane
British writer and illustrator.
Born August 6th, 1865 in Richmond, Upottery.
Died March 8th, 1916 at 50 years old in Southsea.
Phil Smith
American basketball player (1952-2002).
Born April 22nd, 1952 in San Francisco.
Died July 29th, 2002 at 50 years old in Escondido (multiple myeloma).
Ye Qun
Chinese political figure; wife of lin biao (1920-1971).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Beijing. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1971 at 50 years old in Öndörkhaan (fall).
Zhou Fohai
Chinese politician (1897–1948).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Yuanling County. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1948 at 50 years old in Nanjing Prison. [ref]
Hideyuki Ashihara
Martial artist (1944-1995).
Born December 5th, 1944 in Hiroshima.
Died April 24th, 1995 at 50 years old in Matsuyama (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Tala Birell
Austrian film actress.
Born September 10th, 1907 in Bucharest.
Died February 17th, 1958 at 50 years old in Landstuhl (cancer).
Samad Vurgun
Azerbaijani-soviet writer (1906-1956).
Born March 21st, 1906 in Yukhary Salahly.
Died May 27th, 1956 at 50 years old in Baku (cancer, lung cancer).
Louis Rosier
French racing driver.
Born November 5th, 1905 in Chapdes-Beaufort.
Died October 29th, 1956 at 50 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
George Antonius
Lebanese-egyptian author, historian, and diplomat.
Born October 19th, 1891 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died May 21st, 1942 at 50 years old in Jerusalem.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson