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Dead at age 53
748 Notable deaths
Gustav Winckler
Danish singer-songwriter (1925-1979).
Born October 13th, 1925 in Copenhagen.
Died January 20th, 1979 at 53 years old in Viborg (traffic collision).
Albert Thomas
French politician (1878–1932).
Born June 16th, 1878 in Champigny-sur-Marne.
Died May 8th, 1932 at 53 years old in Paris.
Josef Weinheber
Austrian poet (1892–1945).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died April 8th, 1945 at 53 years old in Kirchstetten (drug overdose).
Wolfram Wuttke
German football player and coach (1961–2015).
Born November 17th, 1961 in Castrop-Rauxel.
Died March 1st, 2015 at 53 years old in Lünen (liver cirrhosis).
Julius Krohn
Finnish folk poetry researcher, professor, poet, hymn writer, translator and journalist (1835–1888).
Born April 19th, 1835 in Vyborg.
Died August 28th, 1888 at 53 years old in Vyborg, Vyborg Bay (shipwrecking).
Mohammad Moin
Iranian academic (1914–1971).
Born April 30th, 1918 in Rasht.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 53 years old in Tehran.
Frank McKinney
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, bank executive (1938-1992).
Born November 3rd, 1938 in Indianapolis.
Died September 11th, 1992 at 53 years old in Indianapolis.
Nikifor Begichev
Russian seaman and polar explorer (1874–1927).
Born February 19th, 1874 in Tsarev.
Died May 18th, 1927 at 53 years old in Pyasina (scurvy).
Tommy Younger
Scottish footballer (1930-1984).
Born April 10th, 1930 in Edinburgh.
Died January 13th, 1984 at 53 years old in Edinburgh.
Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky
Russian choreographer (1871–1924).
Born August 6th, 1871 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1924 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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