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Dead at age 53
540 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Jules Bocandé
Senegalese footballer.
Born November 25th, 1958 in Ziguinchor.
Died May 7th, 2012 at 53 years old in Metz. [ref]
Ernst Ocwirk
Austrian footballer (1926-1980).
Born March 7th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died January 23rd, 1980 at 53 years old in Klein-Pöchlarn (multiple sclerosis).
Azucena Villaflor
Argentine activist (1924-2020).
Born April 7th, 1924 in Avellaneda.
Died December 10th, 1977 at 53 years old in Avellaneda (fall).
Harry Gordon Johnson
Canadian economist (1923-1977).
Born May 26th, 1923 in Toronto. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1977 at 53 years old in Geneva (cerebrovascular disease).
Aurel Popovici
Romanian politician (1863-1917).
Born October 16th, 1863 in Lugoj.
Died February 9th, 1917 at 53 years old in Geneva.
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Secretary of labor (1894-1948).
Born September 20th, 1894 in Superior.
Died June 10th, 1948 at 53 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Stanisław Leśniewski
Polish mathematician and philosopher (1886-1939).
Born March 30th, 1886 in Serpukhov.
Died May 13th, 1939 at 53 years old in Warsaw.
Adolfo Leoni
Road bicycle racer.
Born January 13th, 1917 in Gualdo Tadino.
Died October 19th, 1970 at 53 years old in Massa.
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