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Dead at age 53

567 Notable deaths

Bennie Green

American musician.

Born April 16th, 1923 in Chicago. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 1977 at 53 years old in San Diego. [ref]

Per Bak

Danish physicist (1948-2002).

Born December 8th, 1948 in Denmark.

Died October 16th, 2002 at 53 years old in Copenhagen.

Moisei Ginzburg

Russian architect, soviet writer.

Born June 4th, 1892 in Minsk. [ref]

Died January 7th, 1946 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]

George Fitzmaurice

American film director.

Born February 13th, 1887 in Paris. [ref]

Died June 14th, 1940 at 53 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Malcolm Cooper

British sports shooter (1947–2001).

Born December 20th, 1947 in Camberley.

Died June 9th, 2001 at 53 years old in West Sussex (brain cancer).

Giuseppe Martucci

Italian musician (1856-1909).

Born January 6th, 1856 in Capua.

Died June 1st, 1909 at 53 years old in Naples.

Pau Gargallo

Spanish sculptor and painter (1881-1934).

Born January 5th, 1881 in Maella. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1934 at 53 years old in Reus (pneumonia). [ref]

Nicolae Tonitza

Romanian painter (1886-1940).

Born April 13th, 1886 in Bârlad. [ref]

Died February 27th, 1940 at 53 years old in Bucharest.

Shaaban Robert

Tanzanian writer (1909–1962).

Born January 1st, 1909 in Tanga Region.

Died June 22nd, 1962 at 53 years old in Dar es Salaam.

Frederick Stark Pearson

United states electrical engineer.

Born July 3rd, 1861 in Lowell.

Died May 7th, 1915 at 53 years old in Atlantic Ocean, RMS Lusitania.

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