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Dead at age 54
814 Notable deaths
Mack Gordon
Polish-american composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film.
Born June 21st, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died March 1st, 1959 at 54 years old in New York City.
Biyi Bandele
Nigerian writer (1967–2022).
Born October 13th, 1967 in Kafanchan.
Died August 7th, 2022 at 54 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Eleanor A. Maguire
Irish neuropsychologist.
Born March 27th, 1970 in Dublin.
Died January 4th, 2025 at 54 years old (cancer). [ref]
Abdul Kadir
Indonesian footballer (1948-2003).
Born December 27th, 1948 in Denpasar.
Died April 4th, 2003 at 54 years old in Jakarta.
Vladimir Lossky
Theologian, philosopher (1903–1958).
Born June 8th, 1903 in Göttingen.
Died February 7th, 1958 at 54 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Dora Diamantová
Polish teacher and actress, last lover of writer franz kafka (1898 or 1902-1952).
Born March 4th, 1898 in Pabianice.
Died August 15th, 1952 at 54 years old in London (kidney failure).
Walter Wanderley
Brazilian pianist, organist and arranger (1932-1986) of bossa nova and latin jazz.
Born May 12th, 1932 in Recife.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 54 years old in San Francisco (cancer).
Robert Baldwin
Canadian politician (1804-1858).
Born May 12th, 1804 in Toronto.
Died December 9th, 1858 at 54 years old in Toronto.
Avi Cohen
Israeli football player-manager (1956-2010).
Born November 14th, 1956 in Cairo.
Died December 28th, 2010 at 54 years old in Tel Aviv (motorcycle accident).
Tim Sullivan
American film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter.
Born July 2nd, 1964 in Plainfield.
Died May 18th, 2019 at 54 years old [ref]
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