Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 53
748 Notable deaths
Paul Gonsalves
American saxophonist and jazz musician (1920-1974).
Born July 12th, 1920 in Brockton.
Died May 15th, 1974 at 53 years old in London (drug overdose).
Adolf Wagner
German nazi politician (1890-1944).
Born October 1st, 1890 in Algrange.
Died April 12th, 1944 at 53 years old in Bad Reichenhall (cerebrovascular disease).
Wanda Gág
American artist and children's writer (1893-1946).
Born March 11th, 1893 in New Ulm.
Died June 27th, 1946 at 53 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Arthur Coningham
Royal air force world war ii air marshal (1895-1948).
Born January 19th, 1895 in Brisbane.
Died January 30th, 1948 at 53 years old in Bermuda Triangle.
Rasoherina I of Madagascar
Queen of madagascar (1863-1868).
Born September 29th, 1814 in Merina Kingdom.
Died April 1st, 1868 at 53 years old in Antananarivo (dysentery).
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).
Sakuma Shōzan
Japanese politician (1811-1864).
Born March 22nd, 1811 in Nagano Prefecture.
Died August 12th, 1864 at 53 years old in Kyoto.
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]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 748
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain