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Dead at age 53
566 Notable deaths
Sterling Morrison
American musician.
Born August 28th, 1942 in East Meadow. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1995 at 53 years old in Poughkeepsie (lymphoma). [ref]
Natalia Molchanova
Russian free diver (1962-2015).
Died August 2nd, 2015 at 53 years old in Formentera (drowning).
Mario Savio
American activist (1942–1996).
Born December 8th, 1942 in New York City.
Died November 6th, 1996 at 53 years old in Sebastopol.
James Brokenshire
British conservative party politician, mp and minister (1968–2021).
Born January 8th, 1968 in Southend-on-Sea.
Died October 7th, 2021 at 53 years old in Dartford (lung cancer). [ref]
Zewditu I of Ethiopia
Empress of ethiopia (1876-1930).
Born April 29th, 1876 in Ejersa Goro.
Died April 2nd, 1930 at 53 years old in Addis Ababa.
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer.
Born July 4th, 1868 in Lancaster.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 53 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Warren William
Broadway and hollywood actor (1894–1948).
Born December 2nd, 1894 in Aitkin.
Died September 24th, 1948 at 53 years old in Encino (multiple myeloma).
Mary Ford
American musician (1924-1977).
Born July 7th, 1924 in El Monte. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1977 at 53 years old in Arcadia (diabetes). [ref]
Leonid Telyatnikov
Ukrainian firefighter (1951–2004).
Born January 25th, 1951.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 53 years old in Kyiv (cancer).
Karl Radek
Russian revolutionary (1885-1939).
Born October 31st, 1885 in Lviv.
Died May 19th, 1939 at 53 years old in Verkhneuralsk.
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