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Dead at age 53
585 Notable deaths
Aaron Kosminski
Polish barber, "jack the ripper"(1865–1919).
Born September 11th, 1865 in Kłodawa.
Died March 24th, 1919 at 53 years old in London (gangrene).
Mukesh
Indian singer (1923-1976).
Born July 22nd, 1923 in New Delhi.
Died August 27th, 1976 at 53 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Rosenberg
Baltic german architect, nazi politician and ideologue (1893-1946).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Tallinn.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 53 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Thomas Merton
Priest and author (1915–1968).
Born January 31st, 1915 in Prades.
Died December 10th, 1968 at 53 years old in Bangkok (electrocution).
Gene Siskel
American film critic (1946–1999).
Born January 26th, 1946 in Chicago.
Died February 20th, 1999 at 53 years old in Evanston (brain cancer).
Warren Oates
American actor (1928-1982).
Born July 5th, 1928 in Depoy. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1982 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dmitry Utkin
Russian military officer, neo-nazi, founder of wagner group (1970–2023).
Born June 11th, 1970 in Asbest.
Died August 23rd, 2023 at 53 years old in Kuzhenkino (aviation accident). [ref]
Jovenel Moïse
Businessman and former president of the republic of haiti.
Born June 26th, 1968 in Trou-du-Nord.
Died July 7th, 2021 at 53 years old in Pétion-Ville (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Princess Märtha of Sweden
Crown princess of norway (1901–1954).
Born March 28th, 1901 in Arvfurstens palats.
Died April 5th, 1954 at 53 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Siniša Mihajlović
Serbian football player and manager (1969–2022).
Born February 20th, 1969 in Vukovar.
Died December 16th, 2022 at 53 years old in Rome (leukemia). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche