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Dead at age 52
487 Notable deaths
Bob Ross
American painter, art instructor, television host, and air force master sergeant (1942-1995).
Born October 29th, 1942 in Daytona Beach. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1995 at 52 years old in Orlando (lymphoma).
Chris Cornell
American singer and guitarist (1964–2017).
Born July 20th, 1964 in Seattle. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2017 at 52 years old in Detroit. [ref]
John Wayne Gacy Jr.
American serial killer and torturer (1942-1994).
Born March 17th, 1942 in Edgewater Hospital.
Died May 10th, 1994 at 52 years old in Stateville Correctional Center (lethal injection).
Luke Perry
American actor (1966-2019).
Born October 11th, 1966 in Mansfield.
Died March 4th, 2019 at 52 years old in Burbank (stroke). [ref]
Grace Kelly
American actress and princess consort of monaco (1929–1982).
Born November 12th, 1929 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1982 at 52 years old in Commune of Monaco (traffic collision). [ref]
Christopher Reeve
American actor, director, and activist (1952-2004).
Born September 25th, 1952 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2004 at 52 years old in Mount Kisco (myocardial infarction, sepsis). [ref]
Helen McCrory
English actress.
Born August 17th, 1968 in London.
Died April 16th, 2021 at 52 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Frank Zappa
American musician (1940–1993).
Born December 21st, 1940 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1993 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Roy Orbison
American singer.
Born April 23rd, 1936 in Vernon. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1988 at 52 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harry Houdini
Hungarian born american illusionist and stunt performer (1874-1926).
Born March 24th, 1874 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1926 at 52 years old in Detroit (appendicitis, peritonitis). [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius