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Dead at age 55
580 Notable deaths
Eduard Einstein
Second son of albert einstein and his first wife mileva marić.
Born July 28th, 1910 in Zürich.
Died October 25th, 1965 at 55 years old in Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich (stroke).
Frank Albertson
American character actor (1909-1964).
Born February 2nd, 1909 in Fergus Falls.
Died February 29th, 1964 at 55 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
Head of the devonshire branch of the cavendish family (1895-1950).
Born May 6th, 1895 in St George in the East.
Died November 26th, 1950 at 55 years old in Eastbourne.
Arthur Kane
American musician (1949-2004).
Born February 3rd, 1949 in The Bronx.
Died July 13th, 2004 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Yves Tanguy
French painter.
Born January 5th, 1900 in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1955 at 55 years old in Woodbury (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Andrea de Cesaris
Italian racing driver (1959-2014).
Died October 5th, 2014 at 55 years old in Rome (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Hughie Thomasson
American guitarist and singer (1952-2007).
Born August 13th, 1952 in Tampa.
Died September 9th, 2007 at 55 years old in Brooksville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edward Rydz-Śmigły
Polish general (1886-1941).
Born March 11th, 1886 in Berezhany.
Died December 12th, 1941 at 55 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hoyt Vandenberg
U.s. air force general (1899-1954).
Born January 24th, 1899 in Milwaukee.
Died April 2nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Washington, D.C. (prostate cancer).
Theodore Roethke
American poet (1907-1964).
Born May 25th, 1908 in Saginaw. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1963 at 55 years old in Bainbridge Island (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon