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Dead at age 52
488 Notable deaths
Galina Starovoytova
Russian academic and politician (1946-1998).
Born May 17th, 1946 in Chelyabinsk. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1998 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (firearm). [ref]
Amza Pellea
Romanian actor (1931-1983).
Born April 7th, 1931 in Băilești.
Died December 12th, 1983 at 52 years old in Bucharest (cancer).
Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg
Danish prince (1887-1940).
Born June 10th, 1887 in Yellow Palace. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1940 at 52 years old in Taza. [ref]
Jean-Patrick Manchette
French writer (1942-1995).
Born December 19th, 1942 in Marseille. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1995 at 52 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Pierre Moerlen
French musician (1952-2005).
Born October 23rd, 1952 in Colmar. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2005 at 52 years old in Colmar. [ref]
Emmy Destinn
Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-playwright voice (1878-1930).
Born February 20th, 1878 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1930 at 52 years old in České Budějovice. [ref]
Djuanda Kartawidjaja
Indonesian prime minister (1911-1963).
Born January 14th, 1911 in Tasikmalaya.
Died November 7th, 1963 at 52 years old in Jakarta.
Jurji Zaydan
Lebanese novelist, journalist, editor and teacher (1861-1914).
Born December 14th, 1861 in Beirut. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1914 at 52 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Björn Afzelius
Swedish singer, songwriter and guitar player..
Born January 27th, 1947 in Huskvarna.
Died February 16th, 1999 at 52 years old in Gothenburg (lung cancer).
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
American mezzo-soprano (1954-2006).
Born March 1st, 1954 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2006 at 52 years old in Santa Fe (breast cancer). [ref]
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