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Dead at age 53
748 Notable deaths
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 statesperson (1969–2023).
Born December 15th, 1969 in Giresun Province.
Died December 14th, 2023 at 53 years old in Ankara Province. [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).
Solon Borglum
American artist (1868-1922).
Born December 22nd, 1868 in Ogden.
Died January 31st, 1922 at 53 years old in Stamford.
Frederick Stanley Maude
British army general (1864–1917).
Born June 24th, 1864 in Gibraltar.
Died November 18th, 1917 at 53 years old in Baghdad (cholera).
Albert Shesternyov
Russian footballer and manager (1941-1994).
Born June 20th, 1941 in Moscow.
Died November 5th, 1994 at 53 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Jules Bocandé
Senegalese footballer (1958–2012).
Born November 25th, 1958 in Ziguinchor.
Died May 7th, 2012 at 53 years old in Metz. [ref]
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.
Zaza Urushadze
Georgian film director.
Born October 30th, 1966 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2019 at 53 years old in Tbilisi (myocardial infarction).
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht