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Dead at age 53
566 Notable deaths
Granville Woods
American inventor.
Born April 23rd, 1856 in Columbus.
Died January 30th, 1910 at 53 years old in New York City (smallpox, cerebral hemorrhage).
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of tommy dorsey.
Born February 29th, 1904 in Shenandoah. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1957 at 53 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian muslim preacher (1882–1935).
Born November 19th, 1882 in Qardaha.
Died November 20th, 1935 at 53 years old in Nazlet Zeid (gunshot wound).
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]
Arati Saha
Indian swimmer.
Born September 24th, 1940 in Kolkata.
Died August 23rd, 1994 at 53 years old in Kolkata (jaundice).
Kenneth Tynan
English theatre critic and writer (1927-1980).
Born April 2nd, 1927 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1980 at 53 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
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).
Angelica Bella
Hungarian pornographic actress.
Born February 15th, 1968 in Tiszalök.
Died May 5th, 2021 at 53 years old in Nyíregyháza.
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).
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]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius