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Dead at age 52
512 Notable deaths
Alfred Werner
Swiss chemist nobel laureate (1866-1919).
Born December 12th, 1866 in Mulhouse.
Died November 15th, 1919 at 52 years old in Zurich.
Vladimir Vetrov
Soviet spy for france (1932-1985).
Born October 10th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died January 23rd, 1985 at 52 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Erik Brann
American guitarist (1950-2003).
Born August 11th, 1950 in Pekin.
Died July 25th, 2003 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Ruth Crawford Seeger
American composer (1901-1953).
Born July 3rd, 1901 in East Liverpool. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1953 at 52 years old in Chevy Chase (cancer). [ref]
Richard Levinson
American writer and producer (1934-1987).
Born August 7th, 1934 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1987 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rita Johnson
Actress (1913-1965).
Born August 13th, 1913 in Worcester. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1965 at 52 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Mariama Bâ
Senegalese writer.
Born April 17th, 1929 in Dakar. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1981 at 52 years old in Dakar (cancer). [ref]
Mohammad Beheshti
Iranian cleric, one of the leading figures of the 1979 iranian revolution (1928–1981).
Born October 24th, 1928 in Isfahan.
Died June 28th, 1981 at 52 years old in Tehran (terrorist attack).
Charles Dawson
British archaeological forger (1864-1916).
Born July 11th, 1864 in Preston.
Died August 10th, 1916 at 52 years old in Lewes (sepsis).
John Cobb
Racing driver (1899-1952).
Born December 2nd, 1899 in Esher.
Died September 29th, 1952 at 52 years old in Loch Ness.
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