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Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
Anatoly Dneprov
Ukrainian writer (1919–1975).
Born November 17th, 1919 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1975 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Ana-Maria Avram
Romanian composer (1961-2017).
Born September 12th, 1961 in Bucharest.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 55 years old [ref]
Lawrence Lambe
Canadian geologist and palaeontologist from the geological survey of canada (gsc).
Born August 27th, 1863 in Montreal.
Died March 12th, 1919 at 55 years old in Ottawa.
Emil František Burian
Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician, composer, playwright adviser, playwright and director communist.
Born June 11th, 1904 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1959 at 55 years old in Prague (gastrointestinal system disease). [ref]
Ayan Sadakov
Bulgarian footballer (1961–2017).
Born September 28th, 1961 in Plovdiv.
Died July 1st, 2017 at 55 years old in Plovdiv (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Manuel Scorza
Peruvian writer (1928–1983).
Born September 9th, 1928 in Lima.
Died November 27th, 1983 at 55 years old in Mejorada del Campo (aviation accident). [ref]
Kurt Fricke
German admiral (1889–1945).
Born November 8th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Berlin.
Marcel Herrand
French actor (1897-1953).
Born October 8th, 1897 in Paris.
Died June 11th, 1953 at 55 years old in Montfort-l'Amaury.
Léonce Perret
French movie director, screenwriter and actor (1880-1935).
Born March 14th, 1880 in Niort.
Died August 12th, 1935 at 55 years old in Paris.
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis
German general.
Born September 13th, 1886 in Szubin.
Died August 27th, 1942 at 55 years old in Magdeburg (gunshot wound).
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