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Dead at age 53
534 Notable deaths
Mekonnen Welde Mikael
Ethiopian prince (1852–1906).
Died March 21st, 1906 at 53 years old in Ethiopia (typhus).
Ad Reinhardt
American painter and printmaker.
Born December 24th, 1913 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1967 at 53 years old in New York City. [ref]
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian explorer.
Born January 26th, 1852 in Rome. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1905 at 53 years old in Dakar (disease). [ref]
Rushdy Abaza
Egyptian actor (1926-1980).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Al Sharqia Governorate.
Died July 27th, 1980 at 53 years old in Egypt (brain cancer).
Dorothy Ashby
American jazz harpist (1932-1986).
Born August 6th, 1932 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1986 at 53 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Ciarán Bourke
Irish singer.
Born February 18th, 1935 in Dublin.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 53 years old in Dublin.
Katarzyna Kobro
Polish sculptor (1898-1951).
Born January 26th, 1898 in Moscow, Riga. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1951 at 53 years old in Łódź. [ref]
Francis L. Sullivan
British actor (1903-1956).
Born January 6th, 1903 in London.
Died November 19th, 1956 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Erich Marcks
German general.
Born June 6th, 1891 in Schöneberg.
Died June 12th, 1944 at 53 years old in Saint-Lô.
W. S. Van Dyke
American film director (1889-1943).
Born March 21st, 1889 in San Diego. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1943 at 53 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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