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Dead at age 53
567 Notable deaths
Jan Szczepanik
Polish inventor.
Born June 13th, 1872 in Mostyska.
Died April 18th, 1926 at 53 years old in Tarnów (liver cancer).
Jean-Marie Tjibaou
New calaedonian politician (1936–1989).
Born January 30th, 1936 in Hienghène.
Died May 4th, 1989 at 53 years old in Ouvéa.
Julius Hirsch
German footballer (1892-1945).
Born April 7th, 1892 in Achern.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 53 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Robert Frazer
American actor (1891-1944).
Born June 29th, 1891 in Worcester.
Died August 17th, 1944 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Gerrie Knetemann
Road bicycle racer.
Born March 6th, 1951 in Amsterdam.
Died November 2nd, 2004 at 53 years old in Bergen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karl Eglseer
German general and knight's cross recipients (1890-1944).
Born July 5th, 1890 in Bad Ischl.
Died June 23rd, 1944 at 53 years old in Rettenegg.
Angelika Amon
Austrian american molecular and cell biologist and academic.
Born January 10th, 1967 in Vienna.
Died October 29th, 2020 at 53 years old (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Gaston Lachaise
American sculptor.
Born March 19th, 1882 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1935 at 53 years old in New York City. [ref]
Rod Keller
Canadian general (1900-1954).
Born October 2nd, 1900 in Tetbury.
Died June 21st, 1954 at 53 years old in Normandy.
Franciszek Kleeberg
Polish general (1888–1941).
Born February 1st, 1888 in Ternopil.
Died April 5th, 1941 at 53 years old in Dresden.
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