Dead at age 55

631 Notable deaths

László Almásy

Hungarian desert explorer, aviator (1895-1951).

Born August 22nd, 1895 in Bernstein im Burgenland.

Died March 22nd, 1951 at 55 years old in Salzburg (dysentery). [ref]

Ahmadu Bello

Nigerian politician.

Born June 12th, 1910 in Rabbah.

Died January 15th, 1966 at 55 years old in Kaduna.

Harry Dexter White

American economist and soviet spy (1892–1948).

Born October 29th, 1892 in Boston.

Died August 16th, 1948 at 55 years old in Fitzwilliam.

Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari

Former president of the indian national congress (1880–1936).

Born December 25th, 1880 in Mohammadabad.

Died May 10th, 1936 at 55 years old in Delhi.

Fritz Julius Kuhn

American leader of the german american bund (1896–1951).

Born May 15th, 1896 in Munich.

Died December 14th, 1951 at 55 years old in Munich.

Everett Sloane

American actor (1909–1965).

Born October 1st, 1909 in New York City.

Died August 6th, 1965 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).

Roger Delgado

Character actor (1918–1973).

Born March 1st, 1918 in Whitechapel.

Died June 18th, 1973 at 55 years old in Nevşehir (traffic collision).

Josephine Tey

Scottish author, mystery writer (1896-1952).

Born July 25th, 1896 in Inverness.

Died February 13th, 1952 at 55 years old in London (liver cancer).

Peter Christopherson

English musician, photographer, director (1955–2010).

Born February 27th, 1955 in Leeds.

Died November 25th, 2010 at 55 years old in Bangkok.

Alexis Korner

British blues musician and radio broadcaster.

Born April 19th, 1928 in Paris. [ref]

Died January 1st, 1984 at 55 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]

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