Dead at age 50
444 Notable deaths
André Lefevere
Belgian translator and linguist (1945-1996).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Belgium. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1996 at 50 years old in Austin (leukemia).
Arthur Johnson
Irish footballer (1879-1929).
Born April 12th, 1879 in Dublin.
Died May 23rd, 1929 at 50 years old in Wallasey (pneumonia). [ref]
Hideyuki Ashihara
Japanese full-contact karate master, the founder of ashihara kaikan (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 (1907–1958).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Bucharest.
Died February 17th, 1958 at 50 years old in Landstuhl (cancer).
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).
Iwan Bloch
German dermatologist.
Born April 8th, 1872 in Delmenhorst. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1922 at 50 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern
German prince.
Born September 1st, 1868 in Sigmaringen.
Died February 21st, 1919 at 50 years old in Namedy.
Hassan Zirak
Iranian kurdish songwriter-singer.
Born November 29th, 1921 in Bukan.
Died June 26th, 1972 at 50 years old in Iran (cancer).
Vladimír Clementis
Slovak nation politician, member of czechoslovak national parliament and czechoslovak minister of foreign affairs (1902-1952).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Tisovec. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1952 at 50 years old in Prague (hanging).
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