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Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
László Almásy
Hungarian desert explorer, aviator (1895-1951).
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Bernstein im Burgenland.
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 55 years old in Salzburg (dysentery). [ref]
Ahmadu Bello
Nigerian politician.
Born June 12th, 1910 in Rabbah.
Died January 15th, 1966 at 55 years old in Kaduna.
Harry Dexter White
American economist and soviet spy (1892–1948).
Born October 29th, 1892 in Boston.
Died August 16th, 1948 at 55 years old in Fitzwilliam.
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
Former president of the indian national congress (1880–1936).
Born December 25th, 1880 in Mohammadabad.
Died May 10th, 1936 at 55 years old in Delhi.
Fritz Julius Kuhn
American leader of the german american bund (1896–1951).
Born May 15th, 1896 in Munich.
Died December 14th, 1951 at 55 years old in Munich.
Everett Sloane
American actor (1909–1965).
Born October 1st, 1909 in New York City.
Died August 6th, 1965 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Roger Delgado
Character actor (1918–1973).
Born March 1st, 1918 in Whitechapel.
Died June 18th, 1973 at 55 years old in Nevşehir (traffic collision).
Josephine Tey
Scottish author, mystery writer (1896-1952).
Born July 25th, 1896 in Inverness.
Died February 13th, 1952 at 55 years old in London (liver cancer).
Peter Christopherson
English musician, photographer, director (1955–2010).
Born February 27th, 1955 in Leeds.
Died November 25th, 2010 at 55 years old in Bangkok.
Alexis Korner
British blues musician and radio broadcaster.
Born April 19th, 1928 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1984 at 55 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius