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Dead at age 53
541 Notable deaths
George Simpson
American athletics competitor (1908-1961).
Born September 21st, 1908 in Columbus.
Died December 2nd, 1961 at 53 years old in Columbus.
James Flanagan
American rower (1878-1937).
Born November 30th, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died March 28th, 1937 at 53 years old in Philadelphia.
Aleksandr Koshkyn
Boxer.
Born June 13th, 1959 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 2012 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Else Jacobsen
Swimmer.
Born May 31st, 1911 in Ordrup.
Died April 3rd, 1965 at 53 years old in Copenhagen.
Andoni Elizondo
Spanish football player/coach (1932-1986).
Born August 5th, 1932 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 53 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Shin Yung-kyoo
North korean footballer (1942-1996).
Born March 30th, 1942 in North Korea.
Died March 18th, 1996 at 53 years old in Belarus.
Georges Tainturier
French fencer (1890-1943).
Born May 20th, 1890 in Labruyère. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1943 at 53 years old in Cologne (decapitation). [ref]
Emil Ernst
German astronomer.
Born June 6th, 1889 in Newark.
Died June 26th, 1942 at 53 years old in Münster.
Friedrich August Georg Bitter
German botanist and lichenologist (1873–1927).
Born August 13th, 1873 in Bremen.
Died July 30th, 1927 at 53 years old in Bremen.
Boris Markov
Russian opera director (1924-1977).
Born March 7th, 1924 in Alikovsky District.
Died March 25th, 1977 at 53 years old in Moscow.
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