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Dead at age 55
580 Notable deaths
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]
Jibanananda Das
Bengali poet (1899-1954).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Barishal.
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Jon Postel
American computer scientist.
Born August 6th, 1943 in Altadena. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1998 at 55 years old in Santa Monica.
Smiley Burnette
American country music performer and comedic actor (1911-1967).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Summum. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1967 at 55 years old in Encino (leukemia). [ref]
Wende Wagner
American film and television actress (1941-1997).
Born December 6th, 1941 in New London.
Died February 26th, 1997 at 55 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Roger Delgado
Character actor.
Born March 1st, 1918 in Whitechapel.
Died June 18th, 1973 at 55 years old in Nevşehir (traffic collision).
Peter Christopherson
English musician, photographer, director.
Born February 27th, 1955 in Leeds.
Died November 25th, 2010 at 55 years old in Bangkok.
Edward Sapir
American linguist and anthropologist (1884-1939).
Born January 26th, 1884 in Lębork. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1939 at 55 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Anthony de Mello
Indian writer.
Born September 3rd, 1931 in Mumbai.
Died June 1st, 1987 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Todd Armstrong
American actor (1937-1992).
Born July 25th, 1937 in St. Louis.
Died November 17th, 1992 at 55 years old in Butte City.
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