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Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Karen Dalton
American musician (1937-1993).
Born July 19th, 1937 in Bonham. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1993 at 55 years old in Hurley (laryngeal cancer).
Jibanananda Das
Bengali poet (1899-1954).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Barishal.
Died October 22nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Kolkata.
Charles Kingsley
British clergyman, historian and novelist (1819–1875).
Born June 12th, 1819 in Devon.
Died January 23rd, 1875 at 55 years old in Devon.
Smiley Burnette
American country music performer and comedic actor (1911–1967).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Summum.
Died February 16th, 1967 at 55 years old in Encino (leukemia).
Henry Lawson
Australian writer and poet (1867–1922).
Born June 17th, 1867 in Grenfell.
Died September 2nd, 1922 at 55 years old in Sydney (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jon Postel
American computer scientist (1943–1998).
Born August 6th, 1943 in Altadena. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1998 at 55 years old in Santa Monica.
Otto Rank
Austrian psychoanalyst (1884–1939).
Born April 22nd, 1884 in Vienna.
Died October 31st, 1939 at 55 years old in New York City (sepsis).
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).
Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola
Christ apostolic church first general evangelist..
Born April 25th, 1904 in Kwara State.
Died July 26th, 1959 at 55 years old in Effon-Alaiye.
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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