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Dead at age 53
567 Notable deaths
Ivan Bek
Serbian and french footballer (1909-1963).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Belgrade.
Died June 2nd, 1963 at 53 years old in Sète (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar
Sultan of zanzibar.
Born February 12th, 1910 in Unguja.
Died July 1st, 1963 at 53 years old in Unguja.
Jürgen Ponto
German banker and chairman of the dresdner bank board of directors (1923-1977).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Bad Nauheim.
Died July 30th, 1977 at 53 years old in Frankfurt.
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]
Eligiusz Niewiadomski
Polish artist and assassin of gabriel narutowicz (1869-1923).
Born December 1st, 1869 in Warsaw.
Died January 31st, 1923 at 53 years old in Warsaw (gunshot wound).
Aram Asatryan
Armenian singer (1953-2006).
Born March 3rd, 1953 in Vagharshapat.
Died November 7th, 2006 at 53 years old in Oshakan (myocardial infarction).
Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Prince of schaumburg-lippe.
Born February 23rd, 1883 in Stadthagen.
Died March 26th, 1936 at 53 years old in State of Mexico.
Victor Schertzinger
American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1888-1941).
Born April 8th, 1888 in Mahanoy City. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1941 at 53 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ray Strachey
British feminist activist and writer (1887-1940).
Born June 4th, 1887 in Westminster.
Died July 16th, 1940 at 53 years old in London.
William Larned
American tennis player (1872–1926).
Born December 30th, 1872 in Summit. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1926 at 53 years old in New York City.
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