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Dead at age 53
748 Notable deaths
Selçuk Yula
Turkish association football player (1959–2013).
Born November 8th, 1959 in Ankara.
Died August 6th, 2013 at 53 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Bernard Borderie
French film director (1924-1978).
Born June 10th, 1924 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 28th, 1978 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Carl Röver
German politician (nsdap).
Born February 12th, 1889 in Lemwerder.
Died May 15th, 1942 at 53 years old in Berlin.
Charles Hefferon
Athletics competitor (1878–1931).
Born July 18th, 1878 in Newbury.
Died May 13th, 1932 at 53 years old in Brampton (traffic collision). [ref]
Cornelia Barns
American illustrator and cartoonist (1888-1941).
Born September 25th, 1888 in Flushing.
Died November 4th, 1941 at 53 years old in Los Gatos (tuberculosis).
Fernando Tarrida del Mármol
Spanish author (1861–1915).
Born August 2nd, 1861 in Havana. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1915 at 53 years old in London. [ref]
André Lagache
Racing driver (1885–1938).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Pantin.
Died August 2nd, 1938 at 53 years old in Satory.
Théophile de Bock
Dutch painter (1851-1904).
Born January 14th, 1851 in The Hague.
Died November 22nd, 1904 at 53 years old in Haarlem.
Julia Kavanagh
Irish author (1824-1877).
Born January 7th, 1824 in Thurles.
Died October 28th, 1877 at 53 years old in Nice.
Miguel Portas
Portuguese politician (1958–2012).
Born May 1st, 1958 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2012 at 53 years old in Antwerp (lung cancer). [ref]
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