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Dead at age 54
565 Notable deaths
Paul A. Baran
American marxist economist.
Born August 25th, 1909 in Mykolaiv.
Died March 26th, 1964 at 54 years old in Palo Alto.
Biyi Bandele
Nigerian writer.
Born October 13th, 1967 in Kafanchan.
Died August 7th, 2022 at 54 years old [ref]
Tom Gries
American director (1922-1977).
Born December 20th, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1977 at 54 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hideyoshi Obata
Imperial japanese army general.
Born April 2nd, 1890 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died August 11th, 1944 at 54 years old in Guam.
Joaquín Pardavé
Mexican actor and director (1900-1955).
Born September 30th, 1900 in Pénjamo.
Died July 20th, 1955 at 54 years old in Mexico City.
Georgy Shpagin
Soviet weapons designer (1897-1952).
Born April 29th, 1897 in Klyushnikovo.
Died February 6th, 1952 at 54 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Kodama Gentarō
Japanese general (1852-1906).
Born March 16th, 1852 in Japan.
Died July 23rd, 1906 at 54 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Davorin Popović
Bosnia and herzegovina singer (1946-2001).
Born September 23rd, 1946 in Sarajevo.
Died June 18th, 2001 at 54 years old in Sarajevo (pancreatic cancer).
Sakine Cansız
Kurdish activist, co-founder of pkk.
Born February 12th, 1958 in Tunceli Province. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2013 at 54 years old in Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Hans Hahn
Austrian mathematician (1879-1934).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1934 at 54 years old in Vienna.
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