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Dead at age 54
609 Notable deaths
Bob Fitzsimmons
British boxer (1863-1917).
Born May 26th, 1863 in Helston.
Died October 22nd, 1917 at 54 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Guido Westerwelle
German politician (fdp), foreign minister of germany (1961-2016).
Born December 27th, 1961 in Bad Honnef. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2016 at 54 years old in Cologne (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Charu Majumdar
Indian politician and naxalite leader (1918-1972).
Born March 12th, 1918 in Siliguri.
Died July 28th, 1972 at 54 years old in Kolkata.
Richard Hofstadter
American historian and public intellectual.
Born August 6th, 1916 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1970 at 54 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Oskar Schlemmer
German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer (1888-1943).
Born September 4th, 1888 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1943 at 54 years old in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Fred Clark
American film and television character actor (1914-1968).
Born March 19th, 1914 in Lincoln. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1968 at 54 years old in Santa Monica (hepatitis). [ref]
Rashad Khalifa
Egyptian-american biochemist (1935-1990).
Born November 19th, 1935 in Kafr az Zayyāt.
Died January 31st, 1990 at 54 years old in Tucson (stab wound).
Karol Szymanowski
Polish composer (1882–1937).
Born October 6th, 1882 in Tymoshivka. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1937 at 54 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
Gerald Mohr
American radio, film and television character actor (1914-1968).
Born June 11th, 1914 in New York City.
Died November 9th, 1968 at 54 years old in Södermalm (myocardial infarction).
Williamina Fleming
Scottish astronomer (1857-1911).
Born May 15th, 1857 in Dundee.
Died May 21st, 1911 at 54 years old in Boston.
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