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Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
Ernesto Martínez Hernández
Volleyball player (1951-2007).
Born November 20th, 1951 in Matanzas Province.
Died January 7th, 2007 at 55 years old in Pedro Betancourt. [ref]
Émile Champion
French olympic runner athlete (1879–1934).
Born March 23rd, 1879 in Laval.
Died August 4th, 1934 at 55 years old in Bordeaux.
Joaquín Urquiaga
Spanish footballer (1910-1965).
Born March 29th, 1910 in Bilbao.
Died July 25th, 1965 at 55 years old in Bilbao.
Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer
Spanish mathematician (1912–1967).
Born February 6th, 1912 in Figueres.
Died December 27th, 1967 at 55 years old in Barcelona.
Åke Söderblom
Swedish screenwriter, writer and lyricist (1910–1965).
Born January 20th, 1910 in Fritsla.
Died May 22nd, 1965 at 55 years old in Gothenburg.
Vladimir Lugovskoy
Russian writer.
Born July 1st, 1901 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1957 at 55 years old in Yalta. [ref]
Ben Verweij
Dutch footballer (1895-1951).
Born August 31st, 1895 in Medan.
Died July 14th, 1951 at 55 years old in Amsterdam.
Misho Yuzmeski
Macedonian writer (1966-2021).
Born April 7th, 1966 in Ohrid.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 55 years old in Ohrid.
Stanislav Lusk
Czechoslovak rower (1931–1987).
Born November 12th, 1931 in Třeboň. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1987 at 55 years old in Prague. [ref]
Vladimir Romanovsky
Canoe racer.
Born June 21st, 1957 in Slonim.
Died May 13th, 2013 at 55 years old in Minsk. [ref]
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