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Dead at age 53
566 Notable deaths
Donna Williams
Australian writer, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and sculptor.
Born October 12th, 1963 in Melbourne.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 53 years old in Ringwood East (breast cancer).
Keith Alexander
British footballer (1956-2010).
Born November 14th, 1956 in Nottingham.
Died March 3rd, 2010 at 53 years old in Lincoln. [ref]
Dumarsais Estimé
President of haiti (1900-1953).
Born April 21st, 1900 in Verrettes.
Died July 20th, 1953 at 53 years old in NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (kidney disease). [ref]
Tomo Sakurai
Japanese voice actress.
Born September 10th, 1971 in Ichikawa.
Died August 13th, 2025 at 53 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gojko Šušak
Croatian politician (1945-1998).
Born March 16th, 1945 in Široki Brijeg.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 53 years old in Zagreb (esophageal cancer).
Horst Fischer
German physician and camp doctor in the auschwitz iii monowitz concentration camp (1912–1966).
Born December 31st, 1912 in Dresden.
Died August 8th, 1966 at 53 years old in Leipzig Prison (decapitation).
Jacques Becker
French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960).
Born September 15th, 1906 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 21st, 1960 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (iron overload).
Charlotte Valandrey
French actress (1968–2022).
Born November 29th, 1968 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 13th, 2022 at 53 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.
Jenny Tamburi
Italian actress (1952-2006).
Born November 27th, 1952 in Rome.
Died March 1st, 2006 at 53 years old in Rome (cancer).
Tommy Seebach
Danish musician (1949–2003).
Born September 14th, 1949 in Copenhagen.
Died March 31st, 2003 at 53 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
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