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Dead at age 52
488 Notable deaths
Édouard Chavannes
French sinologist (1865-1918).
Born October 5th, 1865 in Lyon. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1918 at 52 years old in Paris (kidnapping). [ref]
Gustave Serrurier-Bovy
Architect (1858-1910).
Born July 27th, 1858 in Liège. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1910 at 52 years old in Liège. [ref]
Nikolai Polikarpov
Russian and soviet aerospace engineer (1892-1944).
Died July 30th, 1944 at 52 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Karel Poláček
Czech humorist, publicist, bookwriter, scriptwriter and writer.
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Rychnov nad Kněžnou. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1945 at 52 years old in Gliwice. [ref]
Johannes Thiele
German chemist (1865-1918).
Born May 13th, 1865 in Racibórz.
Died April 17th, 1918 at 52 years old in Strasbourg.
Lajos Tihanyi
Hungarian painter (1885-1938).
Born October 19th, 1885 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1938 at 52 years old in Paris (meningitis). [ref]
Hermann Recknagel
German general.
Born July 18th, 1892 in Hofgeismar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 52 years old in Piotrków Trybunalski (killed in action).
David Vogel
Jewish writer (1891-1944).
Born May 15th, 1891 in Sataniv. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1944 at 52 years old in Auschwitz. [ref]
Juan Garriga
Spanish motorcycle racer (1963-2015).
Born March 29th, 1963 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2015 at 52 years old in Barcelona (traffic collision).
Radomir Kovačević
Judoka.
Born March 20th, 1954 in Drvar.
Died June 14th, 2006 at 52 years old in Belgrade (cancer).
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan