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Dead at age 53
540 Notable deaths
Vazha-Pshavela
Georgian writer, poet, noble (1861-1915).
Born May 27th, 1862 in Chargali.
Died July 10th, 1915 at 53 years old in Tbilisi.
Gurazada Apparao
Telugu writer and poet (1862-1915).
Born September 21st, 1862 in Elamanchili.
Died November 30th, 1915 at 53 years old in Elamanchili.
Theodor Boveri
German geneticist (1862-1915).
Born October 12th, 1862 in Bamberg. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1915 at 53 years old in Würzburg. [ref]
John Joseph Montgomery
American aviation pioneer, inventor, scientist (1858-1911).
Born February 15th, 1858 in Yuba City.
Died October 31st, 1911 at 53 years old in Santa Clara County.
Eric Lenneberg
German american linguist and neurologist (1921–1975).
Born September 19th, 1921 in Düsseldorf.
Died May 31st, 1975 at 53 years old in White Plains. [ref]
Toshihiko Koga
Japanese judoka.
Born November 21st, 1967 in Kitashigeyasu.
Died March 24th, 2021 at 53 years old in Takatsu-ku (cancer). [ref]
Aaron Allston
American writer (1960-2014).
Born December 8th, 1960 in Corsicana.
Died February 27th, 2014 at 53 years old in Springfield (myocardial infarction).
Don Pullen
American jazz pianist and organist (1941-1995).
Born December 25th, 1941 in Roanoke.
Died April 22nd, 1995 at 53 years old in East Orange (lymphoma). [ref]
Olavo Bilac
Brazilian poet, journalist and translator.
Born December 16th, 1865 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1918 at 53 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu
Romanian politician (1900-1954).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Bacău.
Died April 17th, 1954 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
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