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Dead at age 53
745 Notable deaths
Philip Barry
American playwright (1896-1949).
Born June 18th, 1896 in Rochester.
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Toshihiko Koga
Japanese judoka (1967–2021).
Born November 21st, 1967 in Kitashigeyasu.
Died March 24th, 2021 at 53 years old in Takatsu-ku (cancer). [ref]
Constance Fenimore Woolson
American writer (1840-1894).
Born March 5th, 1840 in Claremont.
Died January 24th, 1894 at 53 years old in Venice (falling).
María Izquierdo
Mexican painter (1902–1955).
Born November 12th, 1902 in San Juan de los Lagos.
Died December 3rd, 1955 at 53 years old in Mexico City.
Jimmy Yancey
African american boogie-woogie pianist, composer and lyricist (1898-1951).
Born February 20th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 1951 at 53 years old in Chicago (stroke, diabetes).
Ivan Bek
Serbian and french footballer (1909-1963).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Belgrade.
Died June 2nd, 1963 at 53 years old in Sète (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jürgen Ponto
German banker and chairman of the dresdner bank board of directors (1923-1977).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Bad Nauheim.
Died July 30th, 1977 at 53 years old in Frankfurt.
Eric Lenneberg
German american linguist and neurologist (1921–1975).
Born September 19th, 1921 in Düsseldorf.
Died May 31st, 1975 at 53 years old in White Plains. [ref]
Kalama
Queen consort of the kingdom of hawaiʻi and spouse of king kamehameha iii, the third ruler of the kingdom of hawaii (1817–1870).
Born March 17th, 1817 in Kailua.
Died September 20th, 1870 at 53 years old in Honolulu.
Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin
Son of sultan mehmed murad v.
Born August 6th, 1861 in Istanbul.
Died April 29th, 1915 at 53 years old in Istanbul.
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