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Dead at age 52
488 Notable deaths
Werner Peters
Actor (1918-1971).
Born July 7th, 1918 in Wiedemar.
Died March 30th, 1971 at 52 years old in Wiesbaden (myocardial infarction).
Roman Čechmánek
Czech ice hockey player.
Born March 2nd, 1971 in Chrudim. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2023 at 52 years old in Všemina. [ref]
Josef Kainz
Austro-hungarian actor (1858-1910).
Born January 2nd, 1858 in Mosonmagyaróvár.
Died September 20th, 1910 at 52 years old in Vienna.
Mikhail Alekseyevich Yegorov
Soldier who raised flag on reichstag, hero of the soviet union.
Born May 5th, 1923 in Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Died June 20th, 1975 at 52 years old in Demidovsky District (traffic collision).
José Félix Estigarribia
President of paraguay (1888-1940).
Born February 21st, 1888 in Caraguatay. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1940 at 52 years old in Altos (aviation accident).
Arthur Edmund Carewe
American actor (1884-1937).
Born December 30th, 1884 in Trabzon.
Died April 23rd, 1937 at 52 years old in Santa Monica (ballistic trauma).
Alfredo Zitarrosa
Uruguayan musician (1936-1989).
Born March 10th, 1936 in Montevideo.
Died January 17th, 1989 at 52 years old in Montevideo (peritonitis).
Paul Scheerbart
German writer (1863-1915).
Born January 8th, 1863 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1915 at 52 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Witold Hurewicz
Polish mathematician.
Born June 29th, 1904 in Łódź. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1956 at 52 years old in Mérida (fall from building). [ref]
Daniil Andreyev
Russian writer, poet, mystic.
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Grunewald.
Died March 30th, 1959 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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