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Dead at age 52
715 Notable deaths
Gaúcho
Brazilian footballer (1964-2016).
Born March 7th, 1964 in Porto Alegre.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 52 years old in São Paulo (prostate cancer). [ref]
Dragutin Vrđuka
Yugoslavian footballer (1895-1948).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Zagreb.
Died January 23rd, 1948 at 52 years old in Zagreb (tuberculosis).
Enrica Calabresi
Italian scientist (1891–1944).
Born November 10th, 1891 in Ferrara.
Died January 20th, 1944 at 52 years old in Florence (poison).
Heinrich Schläppi
Bobsledder (1905-1958).
Born April 30th, 1905 in Leysin.
Died February 15th, 1958 at 52 years old
Ernst Meumann
German psychologist, educationist and philosopher (1862–1915).
Born August 29th, 1862 in Uerdingen.
Died April 26th, 1915 at 52 years old in Hamburg.
William John Macquorn Rankine
Civil engineer (1820–1872).
Born July 5th, 1820 in Edinburgh.
Died December 24th, 1872 at 52 years old in Glasgow.
Valerian Gaprindashvili
Georgian poet (1888–1941).
Born January 2nd, 1889 in Kutaisi.
Died January 31st, 1941 at 52 years old in Tbilisi.
Tomasz Tomiak
Polish rower (1967–2020).
Born September 17th, 1967 in Nowy Tomyśl.
Died August 21st, 2020 at 52 years old in Gdańsk. [ref]
Aleksandr Almetov
Russian ice hockey player (1940–1992).
Born January 18th, 1940 in Kyiv.
Died September 21st, 1992 at 52 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Ivan Ziatyk
Catholic priest (1899-1952).
Born December 26th, 1899 in Odrzechowa.
Died May 17th, 1952 at 52 years old in Tayshet.
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