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Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
Sol Plaatjie
South african politician, writer and linguist (1876–1932).
Born October 9th, 1876 in Orange Free State.
Died June 19th, 1932 at 55 years old in Johannesburg (pneumonia).
Ahmad Zaki
Egyptian actor (1949–2005).
Born November 18th, 1949 in Banha.
Died March 27th, 2005 at 55 years old in 6th of October City (lung cancer).
Jamie Bartlett
South african actor.
Born July 9th, 1966 in Maidenhead.
Died May 23rd, 2022 at 55 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Ramón Sampedro
Spanish euthanesia activist (1943–1998).
Born January 5th, 1943 in Porto do Son.
Died January 12th, 1998 at 55 years old in Boiro (cyanide poisoning).
Park Hon-young
Korean politician.
Born May 28th, 1900 in Yesan County.
Died December 18th, 1955 at 55 years old in Pyongyang (ballistic trauma).
Hugo Montenegro
American conductor (1925-1981).
Born September 2nd, 1925 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1981 at 55 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Erich Neumann
German writer, psychologist and philosopher (1905-1960).
Born January 23rd, 1905 in Berlin.
Died November 5th, 1960 at 55 years old in Tel Aviv (kidney cancer).
Roy Brown
American blues singer (died 1981).
Born September 10th, 1925 in Kinder.
Died May 25th, 1981 at 55 years old in San Fernando (myocardial infarction).
Charles Allan Gilbert
American illustrator (1873-1929).
Born September 3rd, 1873 in Hartford.
Died April 20th, 1929 at 55 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg
Russian duke (1868-1924).
Born November 21st, 1868 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 1924 at 55 years old in Biarritz (tuberculosis).
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