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Dead at age 52

485 Notable deaths

Vikram Sarabhai

Father of indian space programme (1919-1971).

Born August 12th, 1919 in Ahmedabad.

Died December 30th, 1971 at 52 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.

Townes Van Zandt

American singer-songwriter.

Born March 7th, 1944 in Fort Worth. [ref]

Died January 1st, 1997 at 52 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction). [ref]

José Santacruz Londoños

Colombian drug trafficker.

Born October 1st, 1943 in Cali.

Died March 5th, 1996 at 52 years old in Medellín.

Valerie Solanas

American radical feminist and author (1936-1988).

Born April 9th, 1936 in Ventnor City.

Died April 25th, 1988 at 52 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia).

Diana Dors

English actress (1931-1984).

Born October 23rd, 1931 in Swindon. [ref]

Died May 4th, 1984 at 52 years old in Windsor (ovarian cancer). [ref]

Christopher Stevens

American diplomat, lawyer and ambassador to libya (1960-2012).

Born April 1st, 1960 in Grass Valley.

Died September 12th, 2012 at 52 years old in Benghazi (smoke inhalation injury).

Christian Dior

French fashion designer (1905-1957).

Born January 21st, 1905 in Granville. [ref]

Died October 24th, 1957 at 52 years old in Montecatini Terme (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Danny Rolling

American murderer.

Born May 26th, 1954 in Shreveport.

Died October 25th, 2006 at 52 years old in Florida State Prison (lethal injection). [ref]

Kristoff St. John

American actor (1966-2019).

Born July 15th, 1966 in New York City.

Died February 3rd, 2019 at 52 years old in Woodland Hills (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). [ref]

Adam Schlesinger

American musician.

Born October 31st, 1967 in Manhattan.

Died April 1st, 2020 at 52 years old in Poughkeepsie (COVID-19). [ref]

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