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Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
Erik Tuxen
Danish musician.
Born July 4th, 1902 in Mannheim.
Died August 28th, 1957 at 55 years old in Copenhagen.
Emilios Riadis
Greek musician and poet.
Born May 13th, 1880 in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1935 at 55 years old in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Gerald Dreyer
Boxer.
Born September 22nd, 1929 in Pretoria.
Died September 5th, 1985 at 55 years old in Pretoria.
Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz
Polish politician (1954-2010).
Born July 12th, 1954 in Przedbórz.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 55 years old in Smolensk (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash).
Jean-Claude Piumi
French footballer (1940-1996).
Born May 27th, 1940 in Giraumont.
Died March 24th, 1996 at 55 years old in Fréjus.
Régis Clère
Road bicycle racer.
Born August 15th, 1956 in Langres. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2012 at 55 years old in Dijon. [ref]
Satymkul Dzhumanazarov
Athletics competitor (1951–2007).
Born September 17th, 1951.
Died April 2nd, 2007 at 55 years old in Bishkek.
Richard Häussler
Actor, film director (1908–1964).
Born October 26th, 1908 in Munich.
Died September 28th, 1964 at 55 years old in Munich.
Timothy Grubb
Equestrian (1954-2010).
Born May 30th, 1954 in Grantham.
Died May 11th, 2010 at 55 years old in Paris. [ref]
Louise De Hem
Belgian artist (1866-1922).
Born December 10th, 1866 in Ypres.
Died November 22nd, 1922 at 55 years old in City of Brussels.
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