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Dead at age 52
488 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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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner