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Dead at age 50
389 Notable deaths
Dave Legeno
British actor, boxer and cage fighter (1963-2014).
Born October 12th, 1963 in Marylebone.
Died July 11th, 2014 at 50 years old in Zabriskie Point (hyperthermia).
Wilhelm Burgdorf
German general.
Born February 14th, 1895 in Fürstenwalde/Spree.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 50 years old in Berlin.
Ritwik Ghatak
Indian bengali filmmaker and script writer.
Born November 4th, 1925 in Dhaka. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1976 at 50 years old in Kolkata (tuberculosis). [ref]
Arthur Nebe
German general (1894-1945).
Born November 13th, 1894 in Berlin.
Died March 21st, 1945 at 50 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Franklin Clarence Mars
American businessman.
Born September 24th, 1883 in Hancock. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1934 at 50 years old in Pulaski.
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
British noble (1919-1970).
Born May 12th, 1919 in Edinburgh.
Died April 14th, 1970 at 50 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
Russian imperial highness (1891-1942).
Born September 18th, 1891 in Moscow.
Died March 5th, 1942 at 50 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).
Kathy Acker
American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997).
Born April 18th, 1947 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1997 at 50 years old in Tijuana (cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Louise Bryant
American activist and journalist (1885–1936).
Born December 5th, 1885 in San Francisco.
Died January 6th, 1936 at 50 years old in Sèvres (cerebral hemorrhage).
Arthur Griffith
Irish politician and writer (1872-1922).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Dublin. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1922 at 50 years old in Dublin (stroke). [ref]
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