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Dead at age 52

488 Notable deaths

Theodor Koch-Grunberg

German ethnologist (1872-1924).

Born April 9th, 1872 in Grünberg. [ref]

Died October 8th, 1924 at 52 years old in Brazil (malaria). [ref]

Roberto Farinacci

Italian politician (1892-1945).

Born October 16th, 1892 in Isernia. [ref]

Died April 28th, 1945 at 52 years old in Vimercate (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Juliano Mer-Khamis

Arab-israeli actor.

Born May 29th, 1958 in Nazareth. [ref]

Died April 4th, 2011 at 52 years old in Jenin. [ref]

Rakhat Aliyev

Kazakhstani politician (1962-2015).

Born December 10th, 1962 in Almaty.

Died February 24th, 2015 at 52 years old in Justizanstalt Wien Josefstadt (hanging).

Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente

Spanish naturalist, environmentalist and documentary filmmaker (1928-1980).

Born March 14th, 1928 in Poza de la Sal.

Died March 14th, 1980 at 52 years old in Shaktoolik (aviation accident).

C.J. Hunter

American athletics competitor.

Born December 14th, 1968 in Washington, D.C..

Died November 28th, 2021 at 52 years old [ref]

Sanjukta Panigrahi

Indian dancer.

Born August 24th, 1944 in Berhampur.

Died June 24th, 1997 at 52 years old in Bhubaneswar.

Erhard Loretan

Swiss mountaineer (1959-2011).

Born April 28th, 1959 in Bulle.

Died April 28th, 2011 at 52 years old in Grünhorn (death from falling from height). [ref]

Christopher Cradock

Royal navy admiral (1862-1914).

Born July 2nd, 1862 in Yorkshire.

Died November 1st, 1914 at 52 years old in Battle of Coronel.

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Italian actor (1941-1994).

Born December 6th, 1941 in Cercola.

Died January 7th, 1994 at 52 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]

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