Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
Pavel Florensky
Russian orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor and neomartyr (*1882 – †1937).
Born January 21st, 1882 in Yevlakh.
Died December 8th, 1937 at 55 years old in Leningrad Oblast.
Dmitri Ivanovsky
Russian virologist (1864-1920).
Born November 9th, 1864 in Gdov County.
Died June 20th, 1920 at 55 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Bruno Tesch
German chemist, arrested by the british as a war criminal, tried, and executed (1890-1946).
Born August 14th, 1890 in Berlin.
Died May 16th, 1946 at 55 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Vadim Naumov
Russian pair skater.
Born April 7th, 1969 in Leningrad. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2025 at 55 years old in Washington, D.C. (aviation accident). [ref]
Haris Savides
American cinematographer (1957–2012).
Born September 28th, 1957 in New York City.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 55 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Pierre Duhem
French physicist and historian of science (1861-1916).
Born June 10th, 1861 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1916 at 55 years old in Cabrespine. [ref]
Otto Dietrich
German general (1897-1952).
Born August 31st, 1897 in Essen. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1952 at 55 years old in Düsseldorf.
Shoucheng Zhang
Chinese american physicist (1963–2018).
Born February 15th, 1963 in Shanghai.
Died December 1st, 2018 at 55 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Heath
Japanese musician (1968–2023).
Born January 22nd, 1968 in Amagasaki.
Died October 29th, 2023 at 55 years old (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist (1930-1986).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Highland Park.
Died September 10th, 1986 at 55 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino