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Dead at age 53
534 Notable deaths
Hans Fallada
German writer.
Born July 21st, 1893 in Greifswald. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1947 at 53 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karol Szymanowski
Polish composer.
Born September 21st, 1883 in Tymoshivka. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1937 at 53 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis). [ref]
Bourvil
French actor, comedian and singer (1917-1970).
Born July 25th, 1917 in Seine-Maritime. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1970 at 53 years old in Paris (multiple myeloma).
Ulla Jacobsson
Swedish actress (1929-1982).
Born May 23rd, 1929 in Mölndal. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1982 at 53 years old in Vienna (bone cancer). [ref]
John "Hot Rod" Williams
American basketball player.
Born August 9th, 1962 in Sorrento.
Died December 11th, 2015 at 53 years old in Baton Rouge (prostate cancer). [ref]
Eugene Botkin
Court physician for tsar nicholas ii.
Born June 8th, 1865 in Pushkin.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 53 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Eduard Dietl
German general.
Born July 21st, 1890 in Bad Aibling.
Died June 23rd, 1944 at 53 years old in Hartberg.
Karl Mannheim
Hungarian-german philosopher and sociologist (1893-1947).
Born March 27th, 1893 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1947 at 53 years old in London. [ref]
Marshall Taylor
American racing cyclist (1878-1932).
Born November 26th, 1878 in Indianapolis.
Died June 21st, 1932 at 53 years old in Chicago.
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
German artist and poet (1874 –1927).
Born July 12th, 1874 in Świnoujście. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1927 at 53 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner