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Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Sonya Eddy
American actress (1967–2022).
Born June 17th, 1967 in Concord.
Died December 19th, 2022 at 55 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Frank Silvera
Actor (1914-1970).
Born July 24th, 1914 in Kingston.
Died June 11th, 1970 at 55 years old in Pasadena (electrocution).
Edward Sapir
American linguist and anthropologist (1884-1939).
Born January 26th, 1884 in Lębork.
Died February 4th, 1939 at 55 years old in New Haven.
James Jones
American author (1921–1977).
Born November 6th, 1921 in Robinson.
Died May 9th, 1977 at 55 years old in Southampton (heart failure).
Fritz Pfeffer
German physician (1889–1944).
Born April 30th, 1889 in Giessen. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1944 at 55 years old in Neuengamme concentration camp.
Jane Roberts
American writer and poet (1929–1984).
Died September 5th, 1984 at 55 years old in Elmira (arthritis).
Dion Fortune
British occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer (1890-1946).
Born December 6th, 1890.
Died January 8th, 1946 at 55 years old in Middlesex Hospital (leukemia).
Az al-Din Haddad
Military leader of hamas in the gaza strip 2025-2026 (commander-in-chief of the izz ad-din al-qassam brigades).
Born July 28th, 1970 in Gaza City. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2026 at 55 years old in Rimal (airstrike). [ref]
Lucio Battisti
Italian singer-songwriter (1943-1998).
Born March 5th, 1943 in Poggio Bustone.
Died November 9th, 1998 at 55 years old in Molteno (cancer). [ref]
Achille Starace
Italian fascist general (1889-1945).
Born August 18th, 1889 in Sannicola.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 55 years old in Milan (execution, gunshot wound).
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