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Dead at age 53
745 Notable deaths
Bhanubhakta Acharya
The first-ever poet of nepali language.
Born July 13th, 1814 in Chundi Ramgha.
Died April 23rd, 1868 at 53 years old in Tanahun District.
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
Russian actress (1971–2024).
Born April 3rd, 1971 in Astrakhan.
Died May 29th, 2024 at 53 years old in Moscow (glioblastoma). [ref]
Paul Ehrenfest
Austrian and dutch theoretical physicist (1880–1933).
Born January 18th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died September 25th, 1933 at 53 years old in Amsterdam (gunshot wound).
Granville Tailer 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 (1904–1957).
Born February 29th, 1904 in Shenandoah.
Died June 12th, 1957 at 53 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian muslim preacher (1882–1935).
Born November 19th, 1882 in Gabala.
Died November 20th, 1935 at 53 years old in Nazlet Zeid (gunshot wound).
Hans Fritzsche
German nazi official (1900-1953); international military tribunal defendant.
Born April 21st, 1900 in Bochum.
Died September 27th, 1953 at 53 years old in Cologne (cancer).
Arati Saha
Indian swimmer.
Born September 24th, 1940 in Kolkata.
Died August 23rd, 1994 at 53 years old in Kolkata (jaundice).
Karol Szymanowski
Polish composer (1882–1937).
Born October 3rd, 1883 in Tymoshivka. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1937 at 53 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
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).
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson