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Dead at age 53
566 Notable deaths
Carolyn Jones
American actress (1930-1983).
Born April 28th, 1930 in Amarillo. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1983 at 53 years old in West Hollywood (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Vic Morrow
American actor (1929-1982).
Born February 14th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died July 23rd, 1982 at 53 years old in Valencia (decapitation). [ref]
Emma Chambers
English actress (1964-2018).
Born March 11th, 1964 in Doncaster.
Died February 21st, 2018 at 53 years old in Lymington (myocardial infarction).
Terence McKenna
American ethnobotanist and mystic (1946–2000).
Born November 16th, 1946 in Paonia.
Died April 3rd, 2000 at 53 years old in San Rafael (brain cancer).
Dian Fossey
American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985).
Born January 16th, 1932 in San Francisco.
Died December 27th, 1985 at 53 years old in Karisoke Research Center.
Enrico Fermi
Italian–american physicist (1901–1954).
Born September 29th, 1901 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1954 at 53 years old in Chicago (stomach cancer). [ref]
Morgan Spurlock
American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer (1970-2024).
Born November 7th, 1970 in Parkersburg.
Died May 23rd, 2024 at 53 years old in upstate New York (cancer). [ref]
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italian film director, poet, writer and intellectual (1922-1975).
Born March 5th, 1922 in Bologna. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1975 at 53 years old in Lido di Ostia (murder). [ref]
Berry Berenson
American actor, model and photographer (1948-2001).
Born April 14th, 1948 in New York City.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 53 years old in New York City.
Joachim von Ribbentrop
German foreign minister of nazi germany (1893-1946).
Born April 30th, 1893 in Wesel. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1946 at 53 years old in Nuremberg (hanging). [ref]
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