Dead at age 53
745 Notable deaths
José Raúl Capablanca
Cuban chess player (1888-1942).
Born November 6th, 1888 in Havana.
Died March 8th, 1942 at 53 years old in New York City (brain ischemia).
William Talman
American actor (1915-1968).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Detroit.
Died August 30th, 1968 at 53 years old in Encino (lung cancer).
Chrissy Amphlett
Australian singer (1959-2013).
Born October 25th, 1959 in Geelong.
Died April 21st, 2013 at 53 years old in New York City (multiple sclerosis, breast cancer). [ref]
Spike Jones
American musician and band leader (1911-1965).
Born December 14th, 1911 in Long Beach.
Died May 1st, 1965 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills (pulmonary emphysema).
Robert Donat
English actor (1905–1958).
Born March 18th, 1905 in Withington.
Died June 9th, 1958 at 53 years old in London (brain tumor).
Sam Bottoms
American actor (1955–2008).
Born October 17th, 1955 in Santa Barbara.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Black
English pop singer (1962–2016).
Born May 26th, 1962 in West Derby.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 53 years old in Cork University Hospital (car collision). [ref]
Poly Styrene
British punk musician (1957–2011).
Born July 3rd, 1957 in London Borough of Bromley.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 53 years old in Hastings (breast 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).
Lev Kamenev
Russian revolutionary and soviet politician (1883–1936).
Born July 18th, 1883 in Moscow.
Died August 25th, 1936 at 53 years old in Lubyanka Building (gunshot wound).
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene