Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
Spanish scholar (1856–1912).
Born November 3rd, 1856 in Santander. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1912 at 55 years old in Santander. [ref]
Maximilian Voloshin
Russian poet (1877-1932).
Died November 8th, 1932 at 55 years old in Koktebel (stroke). [ref]
George Fitzmaurice
American film director (1885–1940).
Born February 13th, 1885 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1940 at 55 years old in Los Angeles.
Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov
Soviet admiral, hero of the soviet union.
Born December 5th, 1911 in Nadiine.
Died November 29th, 1967 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hanoch Levin
Israeli dramatist, theater director, author and poet (1943–1999).
Born December 18th, 1943 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1999 at 55 years old in Tel Aviv (prostate cancer).
Oskar Merikanto
Finnish musician and composer (1868–1924).
Born August 5th, 1868 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1924 at 55 years old in Oitti. [ref]
Miguel Febres Cordero
Ecuadorian christian brother, educator and saint (1854-1910).
Born November 7th, 1854 in Cuenca.
Died February 12th, 1910 at 55 years old in Premià de Mar.
Carl Einstein
German art historian (1885-1940).
Born April 26th, 1885 in Neuwied. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1940 at 55 years old in Pau (drowning). [ref]
Engin Fırat
Turkish association football manager (born 1970).
Born June 11th, 1970 in Istanbul.
Died March 9th, 2026 at 55 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
Patriarch of alexandria (1949-2004).
Born September 3rd, 1949 in Sichari. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2004 at 55 years old in Aegean Sea (aviation accident). [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson