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Dead at age 54
565 Notable deaths
Colin Chapman
English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of lotus cars.
Born May 19th, 1928 in London.
Died December 16th, 1982 at 54 years old in Norwich (myocardial infarction).
Tim Holt
American actor (1919-1973).
Born February 5th, 1919 in Beverly Hills.
Died February 15th, 1973 at 54 years old in Shawnee (bone cancer).
Buddy Bolden
American cornetist and jazz pioneer.
Born September 6th, 1877 in New Orleans.
Died November 4th, 1931 at 54 years old in Jackson.
Alfred Binet
French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test.
Died October 18th, 1911 at 54 years old in Paris. [ref]
Adam Rich
American actor.
Born October 12th, 1968 in Brooklyn.
Died January 7th, 2023 at 54 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ellen Axson Wilson
First lady of the united states (1913-1914).
Born May 15th, 1860 in Savannah.
Died August 6th, 1914 at 54 years old in Washington, D.C., White House (nephritis).
Farrah Forke
American actress.
Born January 12th, 1968 in Corpus Christi.
Died February 25th, 2022 at 54 years old in Houston (cancer).
Charles Hallahan
American film, television and stage actor (1943-1997).
Born July 29th, 1943 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1997 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexander Bogdanov
Physician, philosopher, writer, revolutionary (1873-1928).
Born August 22nd, 1873 in Sokółka.
Died April 7th, 1928 at 54 years old in Moscow (infectious disease).
Barbara Pepper
American actress.
Born May 31st, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 1969 at 54 years old in Panorama City (thrombosis).
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