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Dead at age 53
748 Notable deaths
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu
Romanian politician (1900-1954).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Bacău.
Died April 17th, 1954 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
Vazha-Pshavela
Georgian writer, poet, noble (1861-1915).
Born May 27th, 1862 in Chargali.
Died August 9th, 1915 at 53 years old in Tbilisi.
Margaret Ogola
Kenyan author (1958-2011).
Born June 2nd, 1958 in Kenya. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2011 at 53 years old in Nairobi (cancer). [ref]
Sanjō Sanetomi
Japanese politician (1837-1891).
Born March 13th, 1837 in Kyoto.
Died February 28th, 1891 at 53 years old in Azabu-ku (influenza).
Kakuji Kakuta
Japanese admiral (1890-1944).
Born September 23rd, 1890 in Niigata Prefecture.
Died August 2nd, 1944 at 53 years old in Tinian.
Abdyl Frashëri
Albanian statesman, diplomat (1839-1892).
Born August 17th, 1839 in Frashër.
Died October 11th, 1892 at 53 years old in Istanbul.
Aaron Allston
American writer (1960-2014).
Born December 8th, 1960 in Corsicana.
Died February 27th, 2014 at 53 years old in Springfield (myocardial infarction).
Valaida Snow
American musician (1904-1956).
Born June 2nd, 1902 in Chattanooga.
Died May 30th, 1956 at 53 years old in New York City (stroke).
Theodor Boveri
German geneticist (1862-1915).
Born October 12th, 1862 in Bamberg.
Died October 15th, 1915 at 53 years old in Würzburg.
Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
Prince of saxe-meiningen.
Born October 11th, 1892 in Kassel.
Died January 6th, 1946 at 53 years old in Cherepovets.
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