Dead at age 53
748 Notable deaths
Cordwainer Smith
American author (1913–1966).
Born July 11th, 1913 in Milwaukee.
Died August 6th, 1966 at 53 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Peter Blake
New zealand yachtsman (1948–2001).
Born October 1st, 1948 in Bayswater.
Died December 6th, 2001 at 53 years old in Macapá (gunshot wound). [ref]
Karl Mannheim
Hungarian-german philosopher and sociologist (1893-1947).
Born March 27th, 1893 in Budapest.
Died January 9th, 1947 at 53 years old in London.
Bryan Marchment
Canadian ice hockey player (1969–2022).
Born May 1st, 1969 in Scarborough.
Died July 6th, 2022 at 53 years old in Montreal. [ref]
John Williams
American basketball player (1962–2015).
Born August 9th, 1962 in Sorrento.
Died December 11th, 2015 at 53 years old in Baton Rouge (prostate cancer). [ref]
John Bellairs
American novelist, primarily speculative fiction for children (1938–1991).
Born January 17th, 1938 in Marshall.
Died March 8th, 1991 at 53 years old in Haverhill (cardiovascular disease).
Mekonnen Welde Mikael
Ethiopian prince (1852–1906).
Died March 21st, 1906 at 53 years old in Kulubi (typhus).
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
German artist and poet (1874 –1927).
Born July 12th, 1874 in Świnoujście.
Died December 15th, 1927 at 53 years old in Paris (asphyxia).
Howell Cobb
American politician (1815–1868).
Born September 7th, 1815 in Jefferson County.
Died October 9th, 1868 at 53 years old in New York City.
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer (1940–1993).
Born May 10th, 1940 in Florence.
Died June 9th, 1993 at 53 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce