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Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
Marvin Hart
American boxer (1876–1931).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Fern Creek.
Died September 17th, 1931 at 55 years old in Fern Creek.
Dimitrios Gounaris
Greek politician.
Born January 5th, 1867 in Patras.
Died November 28th, 1922 at 55 years old in Memorial of the Six, Goudi (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jan Mikulicz-Radecki
Polish surgeon.
Born May 16th, 1850 in Chernivtsi.
Died June 14th, 1905 at 55 years old in Wrocław.
Pauline Frederick
American actress (1883-1938).
Born August 12th, 1883 in Boston. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1938 at 55 years old in Beverly Hills (asthma). [ref]
Oscar Lewis
American anthropologist (1914–1970).
Born December 25th, 1914 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1970 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger.
Born August 10th, 1909 in Terre Haute. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1965 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Norm Ferguson
American animator.
Born September 2nd, 1902 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Harry Braverman
American economist (1920–1976).
Born December 9th, 1920 in New York City.
Died August 2nd, 1976 at 55 years old in Honesdale.
Evald Ilyenkov
Russian philosopher (1924–1979).
Born February 18th, 1924 in Smolensk.
Died March 21st, 1979 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Mickey Finn
British percussionist (1947–2003).
Born June 3rd, 1947 in Thornton Heath. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2003 at 55 years old in Croydon. [ref]
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