Dead at age 55

559 Notable deaths

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 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.

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.

Fletcher Henderson

American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer.

Born December 18th, 1897 in Cuthbert. [ref]

Died December 29th, 1952 at 55 years old in New York City. [ref]

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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix