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Dead at age 52
512 Notable deaths
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 29th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died June 11th, 1938 at 52 years old in Paris (meningitis).
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).
Ashot Anastasian
Armenian chess grandmaster.
Born July 16th, 1964 in Yerevan.
Died December 26th, 2016 at 52 years old [ref]
Ugo Pasquale Mifsud
Prime minister of malta (1889-1942).
Born September 12th, 1889 in Valletta.
Died February 11th, 1942 at 52 years old in Valletta (myocardial infarction).
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