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Dead at age 53
548 Notable deaths
Tom Phillips
British navy admiral (1888-1941).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Pendennis Castle.
Died December 10th, 1941 at 53 years old in Kuantan (killed in action).
Mohamed Amin
Kenyan photojournalist.
Born August 29th, 1943 in Nairobi.
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 53 years old in sea (aviation accident).
Slim Summerville
Actor & director (1892-1946).
Born July 10th, 1892 in Albuquerque. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1946 at 53 years old in Laguna Beach (stroke).
Yeshwantrao Holkar II
Maharajah of indore.
Born September 6th, 1908 in Indore.
Died December 5th, 1961 at 53 years old in Mumbai.
Al Dubin
Swiss-american lyricist (1891-1945).
Born June 10th, 1891 in Zürich. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1945 at 53 years old in New York City. [ref]
Maria Skobtsova
Russian saint.
Born December 20th, 1891 in Riga.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 53 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (gas chamber).
Elio Petri
Italian political filmmaker (1929-1982).
Born January 29th, 1929 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1982 at 53 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Léo Taxil
French writer.
Born March 21st, 1854 in Marseille. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1907 at 53 years old in Sceaux. [ref]
Chen Gongbo
Chinese politician (1892–1946).
Born October 19th, 1892 in Nanhai.
Died June 3rd, 1946 at 53 years old in Wu County (execution by shooting).
Philip Van Zandt
Actor (1904–1958).
Born October 4th, 1904 in Amsterdam.
Died February 15th, 1958 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (intoxication).
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