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Dead at age 53
534 Notable deaths
Sam Bottoms
American actor.
Born October 17th, 1955 in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2008 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Rachel Roberts
British actress (1927-1980).
Born September 20th, 1927 in Llanelli.
Died November 26th, 1980 at 53 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).
Samora Moisés Machel
President of mozambique (1933-1986).
Born September 29th, 1933 in Gaza Province.
Died October 19th, 1986 at 53 years old in Mbuzini (aviation accident). [ref]
Poly Styrene
Punk musician (1957-2011).
Born July 3rd, 1957 in London Borough of Bromley.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 53 years old in Sussex (breast cancer). [ref]
Alexander Alekhine
Russian-french chess player (1892–1946).
Born October 10th, 1892 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1946 at 53 years old in Estoril (choking, liver failure). [ref]
Lev Kamenev
Bolshevik revolutionary and soviet politician (1883-1936).
Born July 18th, 1883 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1936 at 53 years old in Lubyanka Building (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Sandy Allen
American female giant (1955–2008).
Born June 18th, 1955 in Chicago.
Died August 13th, 2008 at 53 years old in Shelbyville (pneumonia). [ref]
Preston Tucker
American businessman (1903-1956).
Born September 21st, 1903 in Michigan.
Died December 26th, 1956 at 53 years old in Ypsilanti (pneumonia).
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Japanese general (1891-1945).
Born July 7th, 1891 in Nishijō. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1945 at 53 years old in Iwo Jima (killed in action).
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
French phenomenological philosopher.
Born March 14th, 1908 in Rochefort. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1961 at 53 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius