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Dead at age 50
428 Notable deaths
Raymond Carver
American author and poet (1938-1988).
Born May 25th, 1938 in Clatskanie. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 50 years old in Port Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Conrad Veidt
German actor (1893–1943).
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Berlin.
Died April 3rd, 1943 at 50 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Aron Eisenberg
American actor.
Born January 6th, 1969 in Hollywood.
Died September 21st, 2019 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
Alan Berg
American talk radio show host (1934–1984).
Born January 9th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died June 18th, 1984 at 50 years old in Denver (gunshot wound).
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).
Richard Cromwell
American 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]
Stella Tennant
Scottish model (1970–2020).
Born December 17th, 1970 in London.
Died December 22nd, 2020 at 50 years old in Duns. [ref]
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).
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).
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