Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
Kathleen Heddle
Canadian olympic rower (1965–2021).
Born November 27th, 1965 in Trail.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 55 years old in Vancouver (breast cancer). [ref]
Ernest John Moeran
English composer (1894-1950).
Born December 31st, 1894 in Heston.
Died December 1st, 1950 at 55 years old in Kenmare.
Luis Mariano
Spanish operetta singer and actor.
Born August 13th, 1914 in Irun. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1970 at 55 years old in Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
German composer (1877–1933).
Born November 21st, 1877 in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Died April 9th, 1933 at 55 years old in Leipzig.
George Alec Effinger
Novelist, short story writer (1947–2002).
Born January 10th, 1947 in Cleveland.
Died April 27th, 2002 at 55 years old in New Orleans.
Constantin von Economo
Romanian psychiatrist.
Born August 21st, 1876 in Brăila.
Died October 21st, 1931 at 55 years old in Vienna.
Fyodor Cherenkov
Russian footballer (1959-2014).
Born July 25th, 1959 in Moscow.
Died October 4th, 2014 at 55 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Georg Ots
Estonian singer, actor and swimmer (1920-1975).
Born March 21st, 1920 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 5th, 1975 at 55 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer).
Mike Mitchell
American basketball player (1956–2011).
Born January 1st, 1956 in Atlanta.
Died June 9th, 2011 at 55 years old in San Antonio (cancer). [ref]
Yang Hucheng
Chinese warlord (1893-1949).
Born November 26th, 1893 in Pucheng County.
Died September 6th, 1949 at 55 years old in Chongqing.
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