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Dead at age 50
392 Notable deaths
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Argentine composer, playwright (1901-1951).
Born March 27th, 1901. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (stroke). [ref]
Franco Gasparri
Italian actor.
Born October 31st, 1948 in Senigallia.
Died March 28th, 1999 at 50 years old in Rome.
Janis Rozentāls
Latvian painter (1866-1916).
Born March 18th, 1866 in Saldus. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1916 at 50 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Nika Rurua
Georgian politician.
Born March 17th, 1968 in Georgia.
Died December 4th, 2018 at 50 years old in Tbilisi (myocardial infarction).
William Baziotes
American painter (1912-1963).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1963 at 50 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Gustaf Fröding
Swedish writer (1860-1911).
Born August 22nd, 1860 in Alsters herrgård. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1911 at 50 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Karel Teige
Czech photographer, literature reviewer, literary theorist, translator, typographer and science writer.
Born December 13th, 1900 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1951 at 50 years old in Prague. [ref]
Friedrich Hildebrandt
German general (1898-1948).
Born September 19th, 1898 in Kiekindemark.
Died November 5th, 1948 at 50 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
Kenji Nagai
Japanese journalist.
Born August 27th, 1957 in Imabari.
Died September 27th, 2007 at 50 years old in Yangon. [ref]
François-Marie Raoult
French chemist.
Born May 10th, 1850 in Fournes-en-Weppes.
Died April 1st, 1901 at 50 years old in Grenoble.
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