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Dead at age 52
716 Notable deaths
Ivan Ziatyk
Catholic priest (1899-1952).
Born December 26th, 1899 in Odrzechowa.
Died May 17th, 1952 at 52 years old in Tayshet.
Torleif Torkildsen
Norwegian tennis player (1892–1944).
Died October 14th, 1944 at 52 years old in Oslo.
Gustav Simon
German surgeon (1824–1876).
Born May 30th, 1824 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1876 at 52 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
János Kajdi
Boxer (1939-1992).
Born December 30th, 1939 in Szombathely.
Died April 10th, 1992 at 52 years old in Budapest (traffic collision).
Henry Trimen
British botanist (1843-1896).
Born October 26th, 1843 in Paddington.
Died October 16th, 1896 at 52 years old in Kandy.
Géza Kádas
Hungarian swimmer (1926-1979).
Born August 7th, 1926 in Eger.
Died March 6th, 1979 at 52 years old in Budapest.
Gyula Kakas
Hungarian gymnast.
Born March 28th, 1875 in Budapest.
Died February 25th, 1928 at 52 years old in Budapest.
Roberto Vidal Bolaño
Playwright and actor (1950–2002).
Born July 31st, 1950 in Santiago de Compostela.
Died September 11th, 2002 at 52 years old in Santiago de Compostela (lung cancer).
Albert Canet
French tennis player (1878–1930).
Born April 17th, 1878 in London.
Died July 25th, 1930 at 52 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Makoto Fukui
Japanese swimmer (1940–1992).
Born February 28th, 1940 in Shimane Prefecture.
Died October 18th, 1992 at 52 years old
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