Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 50
419 Notable deaths
Yuri Vizbor
Soviet bard (1934-1984).
Born June 20th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died September 17th, 1984 at 50 years old in Moscow (liver cancer).
Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Spanish dramatist (1901–1952).
Born October 15th, 1901 in Madrid.
Died February 18th, 1952 at 50 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Smaranda Brăescu
Romanian skydiver.
Born May 21st, 1897 in Hănțești.
Died February 2nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
Charles Debbas
Lebanese politician (1885-1935).
Born April 16th, 1885 in Damascus.
Died November 7th, 1935 at 50 years old in Paris.
Billy Papke
American boxer (1886–1936).
Born September 17th, 1886 in Spring Valley.
Died November 26th, 1936 at 50 years old in Newport Beach (gunshot wound).
Merab Kostava
Georigan musician and poet.
Born May 26th, 1939 in Tbilisi.
Died October 13th, 1989 at 50 years old in Boriti (traffic collision).
Félix Gaillard
Prime minister of france (1919-1970).
Born November 5th, 1919 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1970 at 50 years old in English Channel (traffic collision). [ref]
Antanas Škėma
Lithuanian actor-writer.
Born November 29th, 1910 in Łódź.
Died August 11th, 1961 at 50 years old in Pennsylvania (traffic collision).
Felice Bonetto
Italian racing driver.
Born June 9th, 1903 in Manerbio.
Died November 21st, 1953 at 50 years old in Silao.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 419
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi