Dead at age 50

428 Notable deaths

Faisal I of Iraq

King of iraq in 1921-1933 (and syria, in 1920).

Born May 20th, 1883 in Ta'if. [ref]

Died September 8th, 1933 at 50 years old in Bern (heart failure). [ref]

Laxmikant Berde

Indian actor.

Born November 3rd, 1954 in Ratnagiri.

Died December 16th, 2004 at 50 years old in Mumbai (kidney failure).

Glenn Gould

Canadian composer and pianist (1932–1982).

Born September 25th, 1932 in Toronto. [ref]

Died October 4th, 1982 at 50 years old in Toronto (stroke).

Leslie Howard

British actor (1893-1943).

Born April 3rd, 1893 in London. [ref]

Died June 1st, 1943 at 50 years old in Cedeira (aviation accident). [ref]

Margaret Sullavan

American actress.

Born May 16th, 1909 in Norfolk.

Died January 1st, 1960 at 50 years old in New Haven (drug overdose). [ref]

David Graf

American actor (1950–2001).

Born April 16th, 1950 in Zanesville.

Died April 7th, 2001 at 50 years old in Phoenix (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Brian Thompson

American businessman (1974–2024).

Born July 10th, 1974 in Ames. [ref]

Died December 4th, 2024 at 50 years old in Manhattan (gunshot wound). [ref]

Cozy Powell

Briitsh rock drummer (1947–1998).

Born December 29th, 1947 in Cirencester.

Died April 7th, 1998 at 50 years old in Frenchay Hospital (traffic collision).

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965).

Born July 6th, 1914 in Halifax. [ref]

Died February 7th, 1965 at 50 years old in New York City. [ref]

Kalpana

Indian actress.

Born October 5th, 1965 in Kerala.

Died January 25th, 2016 at 50 years old in Hyderabad (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami