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Dead at age 52
488 Notable deaths
Grigory Zinoviev
Soviet revolutionary (1883-1936).
Born September 23rd, 1883 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1936 at 52 years old in Lubyanka Building (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Bernie Nolan
Irish actress, singer and television personality, formerly lead vocalist of the nolans (1960-2013).
Born October 17th, 1960 in Dublin.
Died July 4th, 2013 at 52 years old in Surrey (breast cancer).
Sidney Reilly
Russian-born spy.
Born March 24th, 1873 in Kherson.
Died November 5th, 1925 at 52 years old in Moscow (execution).
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Soviet general, chechen leader (1944-1996).
Born February 15th, 1944 in Yalkhoroy.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 52 years old [ref]
Dack Rambo
American actor.
Born November 1st, 1941 in Earlimart.
Died March 21st, 1994 at 52 years old in Delano (death from AIDS-related complications).
Sunjong of the Korean Empire
The 2nd emperor of the korean empire..
Born March 25th, 1874 in Changdeokgung.
Died April 25th, 1926 at 52 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).
Paul Desmond
American recording artist; jazz musician (1924-1977).
Born November 25th, 1924 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1977 at 52 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
June Pointer
American musician.
Born November 30th, 1953 in Oakland.
Died April 11th, 2006 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, liver cancer, bone cancer). [ref]
Pamela Gidley
American actress and model (1965-2018).
Born June 11th, 1965 in Methuen.
Died April 16th, 2018 at 52 years old in Seabrook.
Elizabeth Wurtzel
American writer and journalist.
Born July 31st, 1967 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 2020 at 52 years old in Manhattan (breast cancer). [ref]
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