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Dead at age 53
745 Notable deaths
Samora Moisés Machel
1st president of mozambique (1933–1986).
Born September 29th, 1933 in Gaza Province. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1986 at 53 years old in Mbuzini (aviation accident). [ref]
Clifford Robinson
American basketball player (1966–2020).
Born December 16th, 1966 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2020 at 53 years old in Portland (stroke). [ref]
Alexander Alekhine
Russian-french chess player (1892–1946).
Born October 10th, 1892 in Moscow.
Died March 24th, 1946 at 53 years old in Estoril (choking, liver failure).
Preston Tucker
American businessman (1903-1956).
Born September 21st, 1903 in Michigan.
Died December 26th, 1956 at 53 years old in Ypsilanti (pneumonia).
Jerry Quarry
American boxer (1945–1999).
Born May 15th, 1945 in Bakersfield.
Died January 3rd, 1999 at 53 years old in Templeton.
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Japanese general (1891-1945).
Born July 7th, 1891 in Nishijō.
Died March 26th, 1945 at 53 years old in Iwo Jima.
Catfish Hunter
American baseball player (1946-1999).
Born April 8th, 1946 in Hertford.
Died September 9th, 1999 at 53 years old in Hertford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
French phenomenological philosopher.
Born March 14th, 1908 in Rochefort.
Died May 3rd, 1961 at 53 years old in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Folke Bernadotte
Swedish diplomat (1895–1948).
Born January 2nd, 1895 in Skeppsholm church parish. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1948 at 53 years old in Jerusalem.
Sandy Allen
European-american female giant (1955–2008).
Born June 18th, 1955 in Chicago.
Died August 13th, 2008 at 53 years old in Shelbyville (pneumonia). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel