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Dead at age 53
567 Notable deaths
Jean Cras
French composer, commander of french navy.
Born May 22nd, 1879 in Brest. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1932 at 53 years old in Brest. [ref]
Shinji Sōmai
Japanese film director (1948-2001).
Born January 13th, 1948 in Morioka.
Died September 9th, 2001 at 53 years old in Isehara (lung cancer).
Azucena Villaflor
Argentine activist (1924-2020).
Born April 7th, 1924 in Avellaneda.
Died December 10th, 1977 at 53 years old in Avellaneda (fall).
Eugène Jansson
Swedish painter (1862-1915).
Born March 18th, 1862 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1915 at 53 years old in Nacka (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Yuriy Kravchenko
Ukrainian police officer and statesman (1951-2005).
Born March 5th, 1951 in Oleksandriia.
Died March 4th, 2005 at 53 years old in Kyiv.
Jaan Anvelt
Estonian communist (1884-1937).
Born April 18th, 1884 in Viljandi County.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 53 years old in Moscow (blunt trauma).
Oswald Külpe
German philosopher (1862-1915).
Born August 3rd, 1862 in Kandava.
Died December 30th, 1915 at 53 years old in Munich.
Pavel Rybalko
Soviet military commander (1894-1948).
Born November 4th, 1894 in Malyi Vystorop.
Died August 28th, 1948 at 53 years old in Moscow (kidney disease).
Kurt von der Chevallerie
German general and knight's cross recipients (1891-1945).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Berlin.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 53 years old in Kołobrzeg.
Hasan Bitmez
Turkish politician (1969–2023).
Born December 15th, 1969 in Giresun Province.
Died December 14th, 2023 at 53 years old in Ankara Province. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius