Dead at age 50

413 Notable deaths

Aron Eisenberg

American actor.

Born January 6th, 1969 in Hollywood.

Died September 21st, 2019 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]

Conrad Veidt

German actor.

Born January 22nd, 1893 in Berlin. [ref]

Died April 3rd, 1943 at 50 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Stella Tennant

Scottish model.

Born December 17th, 1970 in London.

Died December 22nd, 2020 at 50 years old in Duns. [ref]

Edith Stein

Jewish-german catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942).

Born October 12th, 1891 in Wrocław.

Died August 9th, 1942 at 50 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (hydrogen cyanide, asphyxia).

Sylvia Rivera

American sexworker transgender rights activist (1951-2002).

Born July 2nd, 1951 in New York City. [ref]

Died February 19th, 2002 at 50 years old in New York City (liver cancer).

Nettie Stevens

American geneticist.

Born July 7th, 1861 in Cavendish.

Died May 4th, 1912 at 50 years old in Baltimore (breast cancer).

Jelly Roll Morton

American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer.

Born October 20th, 1890 in New Orleans.

Died July 10th, 1941 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (asthma).

Richard Cromwell

American stage actor (1910-1960).

Born January 8th, 1910 in Long Beach.

Died October 11th, 1960 at 50 years old in Hollywood (liver cancer).

Robert Newton

English stage and film actor.

Born June 1st, 1905 in Shaftesbury. [ref]

Died March 25th, 1956 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Nicky Hopkins

English session musician; pianist and organist.

Born February 24th, 1944 in Greater London. [ref]

Died September 6th, 1994 at 50 years old in Nashville. [ref]

Deaths 41 to 50 of 413

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.