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Dead at age 52
542 Notable deaths
Glenn Curtiss
American aviator and industrialist (1878-1930).
Born May 21st, 1878 in Hammondsport.
Died July 23rd, 1930 at 52 years old in Buffalo (appendicitis).
Horace Elgin Dodge
American businessman.
Died December 10th, 1920 at 52 years old in Palm Beach (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Lino Brocka
Filipino film director.
Born April 3rd, 1939 in Pilar.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 52 years old in Quezon City (traffic collision).
Skip Spence
Canadian-born american musician.
Born April 18th, 1946 in Windsor.
Died April 16th, 1999 at 52 years old in Santa Cruz (lung cancer).
La Veneno
Spanish transsexual vedette, sex worker, singer and actress.
Born March 19th, 1964 in Adra.
Died November 9th, 2016 at 52 years old in Madrid.
Hans Max Gamper-Haessig
Swiss football pioneer, player and club president (1877-1930).
Born November 22nd, 1877 in Winterthur. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1930 at 52 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Maulana Mohammad Ali
Indian muslim activist (1878–1931).
Born December 10th, 1878 in Rampur.
Died January 4th, 1931 at 52 years old in London.
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
Shah of iran (1872-1925).
Born June 21st, 1872 in Tabriz.
Died April 5th, 1925 at 52 years old in Sanremo.
Günther Lütjens
German admiral.
Born May 25th, 1889 in Wiesbaden.
Died May 27th, 1941 at 52 years old in Atlantic Ocean (killed in action).
Norman Pritchard
Indian athlete and the first olympic medal winner from india (1877-1929).
Born June 23rd, 1877 in Kolkata.
Died October 31st, 1929 at 52 years old in Norwalk.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou