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Dead at age 53
567 Notable deaths
Alfred Asikainen
Olympic wrestler (1888-1942).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Vyborg.
Died January 7th, 1942 at 53 years old in Helsinki.
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski
Sorbian-language writer.
Born August 20th, 1856.
Died October 16th, 1909 at 53 years old in Panschwitz.
Josef Hora
Czech poet, literary theorist, politic writer and translator.
Born July 8th, 1891 in Dobříň. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1945 at 53 years old in Prague. [ref]
Lili Bech
Actress (1885-1939).
Born December 29th, 1885 in Denmark.
Died January 20th, 1939 at 53 years old in Aarhus.
Yumiko Shige
Sailor.
Born August 4th, 1965 in Karatsu.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 53 years old in Karatsu (breast cancer). [ref]
Roman Ogaza
Polish footballer (1952–2006).
Born November 17th, 1952 in Katowice.
Died March 4th, 2006 at 53 years old in Forbach.
William Harris Ashmead
American entomologist (1855–1908).
Born September 19th, 1855 in Philadelphia.
Died October 17th, 1908 at 53 years old in Washington, D.C..
Nils Kjær
Norwegian essayist and playwright (1870–1924).
Born September 11th, 1870 in Holmestrand.
Died February 9th, 1924 at 53 years old in Oslo.
Hermann Zumpe
German conductor and composer.
Born April 9th, 1850 in Oppach.
Died September 4th, 1903 at 53 years old in Munich.
Panteleimon Romanov
Russian/soviet writer.
Born July 24th, 1884 in Tula Oblast.
Died April 8th, 1938 at 53 years old in Moscow (leukemia). [ref]
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