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Dead at age 52
543 Notable deaths
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]
Hermann Recknagel
German general.
Born July 18th, 1892 in Hofgeismar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 52 years old in Piotrków Trybunalski (killed in action).
Harvey Clark
American actor (1885–1938).
Born October 4th, 1885 in Chelsea.
Died July 19th, 1938 at 52 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
David Vogel
Jewish writer (1891-1944).
Born May 15th, 1891 in Sataniv. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1944 at 52 years old in Auschwitz. [ref]
Johannes Thiele
German chemist (1865-1918).
Born May 13th, 1865 in Racibórz.
Died April 17th, 1918 at 52 years old in Strasbourg.
Carlo Mauri
Mountaineer, explorer (1930-1982).
Born March 25th, 1930 in Rancio.
Died May 31st, 1982 at 52 years old in Lecco (myocardial infarction).
Radomir Kovačević
Judoka.
Born March 20th, 1954 in Drvar.
Died June 14th, 2006 at 52 years old in Belgrade (cancer).
Rodney Heath
Australian tennis player (1884-1936).
Born June 15th, 1884 in Melbourne.
Died October 6th, 1936 at 52 years old in Melbourne.
Ludwig Sütterlin
German artist (1865-1917).
Born July 23rd, 1865 in Lahr/Schwarzwald. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1917 at 52 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Paul Morgan
Austrian actor and comedian (1886-1938).
Born October 1st, 1886 in Vienna.
Died December 10th, 1938 at 52 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
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