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Dead at age 50
390 Notable deaths
Preben Kaas
Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist.
Born March 30th, 1930 in Aalborg.
Died March 27th, 1981 at 50 years old in Copenhagen.
Leonid Bykov
Ukrainian soviet actor, film director and screenwriter (1928-1979).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Cherkaske.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 50 years old in Vyshhorod Raion (traffic collision).
Jeff Davis
American politician (1862-1913).
Born May 6th, 1862 in Little River County.
Died January 3rd, 1913 at 50 years old in Little Rock.
Vladislav Vančura
Czech writer, film director, playwright and screenwriter.
Born June 23rd, 1891 in Háj ve Slezsku. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1942 at 50 years old in Kobylisy (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Leberecht Maass
German admiral.
Born November 24th, 1863 in Budzieszowce.
Died August 28th, 1914 at 50 years old in Heligoland.
Henryk Sławik
Polish politician, social worker, activist, and diplomat (1894-1944).
Born July 15th, 1894 in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Szeroka.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 50 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp, Gusen concentration camp (hanging, execution).
Pascual Pérez
Boxer (1926-1977).
Born May 4th, 1926 in Rodeo del Medio.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (liver disease).
Yuri Vizbor
Soviet bard (1934-1984).
Born June 20th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died September 17th, 1984 at 50 years old in Moscow (liver cancer).
Smaranda Brăescu
Romanian skydiver.
Born May 21st, 1897 in Hănțești.
Died February 2nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
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