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Dead at age 53
534 Notable deaths
Yellapragada Subbarow
Indian scientist.
Born January 12th, 1895 in Bhimavaram.
Died August 9th, 1948 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Robert Sobukwe
South african teacher, pan-africanist, and anti-apartheid activist (1924-1978).
Born December 5th, 1924 in Graaff-Reinet. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1978 at 53 years old in Kimberley (lung cancer). [ref]
Maximilian von Spee
German admiral.
Born June 22nd, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died December 8th, 1914 at 53 years old in South Atlantic Ocean (killed in action).
Paul Ehrenfest
Austrian and dutch theoretical physicist.
Born January 18th, 1880 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1933 at 53 years old in Amsterdam (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Angelica Bella
Hungarian pornographic actress.
Born February 15th, 1968 in Tiszalök.
Died May 5th, 2021 at 53 years old in Nyíregyháza.
Hans Fritzsche
German nazi official (1900-1953).
Born April 21st, 1900 in Bochum. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1953 at 53 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Roger Hargreaves
English children's author and illustrator (1935-1988).
Born May 9th, 1935 in Cleckheaton.
Died September 11th, 1988 at 53 years old in Guernsey (stroke). [ref]
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar
Shah of persia (1853-1907).
Born March 23rd, 1853 in Tehran.
Died January 3rd, 1907 at 53 years old in Tehran (heart failure).
R. G. Collingwood
British historian and philosopher (1889–1943).
Born February 22nd, 1889 in Cartmel Fell. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1943 at 53 years old in Coniston. [ref]
Brett Whiteley
Australian artist (1939-1992).
Born April 7th, 1939 in Sydney.
Died June 15th, 1992 at 53 years old in Wollongong (drug overdose).
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