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Dead at age 44
322 Notable deaths
Pablo Escobar
Colombian drug lord (1949–1993).
Born December 1st, 1949 in Rionegro. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1993 at 44 years old in Medellín (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Steve Irwin
Australian environmentalist and television personality.
Born February 22nd, 1962 in Upper Ferntree Gully.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 44 years old in Batt Reef (exsanguination). [ref]
Richard Jewell
American police officer.
Born December 17th, 1962 in Danville.
Died August 29th, 2007 at 44 years old in Woodbury (myocardial infarction, diabetes). [ref]
Marvin Gaye
American singer and composer.
Born April 2nd, 1939 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1984 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Heinrich Himmler
German nazi politician; leader of the german ss and main architect of the holocaust (1900-1945).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1945 at 44 years old in Lüneburg (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer (1915-1959).
Born April 7th, 1915 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1959 at 44 years old in Metropolitan Hospital Center (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
F. Scott Fitzgerald
American writer (1896–1940).
Born September 24th, 1896 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1940 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Savitri
Indian actress.
Born December 6th, 1937 in Guntur district.
Died December 26th, 1981 at 44 years old in Chennai (drug overdose).
Dustin Diamond
American actor, musician, director, and stand-up comedian.
Born January 7th, 1977 in San Jose.
Died February 1st, 2021 at 44 years old in Florida. [ref]
Jackson Pollock
American artist (1912-1956).
Born January 28th, 1912 in Cody. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1956 at 44 years old in East Hampton (traffic collision). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner