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Dead at age 52

716 Notable deaths

Christian Friedrich Lessing

German botanist (1809–1862).

Born August 10th, 1809 in Syców.

Died March 13th, 1862 at 52 years old in Krasnoyarsk.

André Wohllebe

East german canoeist (1962-2014).

Born January 8th, 1962 in East Berlin.

Died December 29th, 2014 at 52 years old in Berlin (pancreatic cancer).

Shazam Safin

Olympic wrestler (1932–1985).

Born April 7th, 1932.

Died March 23rd, 1985 at 52 years old in Moscow.

Néstor Carballo

Uruguayan footballer (1929-1981).

Born February 3rd, 1929 in Montevideo.

Died September 22nd, 1981 at 52 years old in Salto.

Petar Velichkov

Bulgarian footballer (1940-1993).

Born August 8th, 1940 in Bulgaria.

Died July 15th, 1993 at 52 years old in Bulgaria.

Slobodan Mišković

Serbian handball player (1944-1997).

Born December 12th, 1944 in Serbia.

Died July 4th, 1997 at 52 years old [ref]

Abel Hovelacque

French linguist, anthropologist, and politician (1843-1896).

Born November 14th, 1843 in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris.

Died February 22nd, 1896 at 52 years old in rue Guynemer. [ref]

Friedrich Adalbert Maximilian Kuhn

German botanist (1842-1894).

Born September 3rd, 1842 in Berlin. [ref]

Died December 13th, 1894 at 52 years old in Friedenau (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Thure Sjöstedt

Olympic wrestler (1903-1956).

Born August 28th, 1903 in Parish of Åhus.

Died May 2nd, 1956 at 52 years old in Malmö Sankt Pauli parish.

Lars Larsson

Swedish association football player (1962-2015).

Born March 16th, 1962 in Trelleborg.

Died March 8th, 2015 at 52 years old in Malmö.

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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou