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Dead at age 53
534 Notable deaths
Bob Widlar
American electrical engineer.
Born November 30th, 1937 in Cleveland.
Died February 27th, 1991 at 53 years old in Puerto Vallarta (myocardial infarction).
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist.
Born April 7th, 1934 in Edgware. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1987 at 53 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
Russian actress.
Born April 3rd, 1971 in Astrakhan.
Died May 29th, 2024 at 53 years old in Moscow (glioblastoma). [ref]
David Brown
Primary bass guitar player for the band santana from 1966 until 1971.
Born February 15th, 1947 in United States of America.
Died September 4th, 2000 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Oleksandr Oksanchenko
Ukrainian fighter pilot and colonel.
Born April 26th, 1968 in Malomykhailivka.
Died February 25th, 2022 at 53 years old in Kyiv (killed in action).
Michael Karoli
German musician (1948-2001).
Born April 29th, 1948 in Essen. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2001 at 53 years old in Essen (cancer).
Lancelot Holland
Royal navy admiral (1887-1941).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Middleton Cheney.
Died May 24th, 1941 at 53 years old in Denmark Strait.
Alfred Meyer
German nazi official (1891-1945).
Born October 5th, 1891 in Göttingen.
Died April 11th, 1945 at 53 years old in Hessisch Oldendorf.
Norman Scott
United states navy admiral and medal of honor recipient.
Born August 10th, 1889 in Indianapolis.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 53 years old in Guadalcanal.
Dimitrije Ljotić
Serbian fascist politician (1891-1945).
Born August 12th, 1891 in Belgrade.
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 53 years old in Ajdovščina Municipality (traffic collision).
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan