Dead at age 55
561 Notable deaths
Wendy Wasserstein
American playwright (1950-2006).
Born October 18th, 1950 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2006 at 55 years old in Manhattan (lymphoma). [ref]
Charles Allan Gilbert
American illustrator (1873-1929).
Born September 3rd, 1873 in Hartford.
Died April 20th, 1929 at 55 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Basil Radford
British actor (1897-1952).
Born June 25th, 1897 in Chester.
Died October 20th, 1952 at 55 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Eric Gale
American musician.
Born September 20th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died May 25th, 1994 at 55 years old in Baja California peninsula (lung cancer).
Hugo Montenegro
American conductor (1925-1981).
Born September 2nd, 1925 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1981 at 55 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje
South african politician, writer and linguist.
Born October 9th, 1876 in Orange Free State.
Died June 19th, 1932 at 55 years old in Johannesburg (pneumonia).
Roy Brown
American blues singer (died 1981).
Born September 10th, 1925 in Kinder.
Died May 25th, 1981 at 55 years old in San Fernando (myocardial infarction).
Erich Neumann
German writer, psychologist and philosopher (1905-1960).
Born January 23rd, 1905 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1960 at 55 years old in Tel Aviv (kidney cancer). [ref]
Peter van Eyck
German-american actor (1911-1969).
Born July 16th, 1913 in Kamienny Jaz. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1969 at 55 years old in Männedorf (disease).
Dmitri Ivanovsky
Russian virologist (1864-1920).
Born November 9th, 1864 in Gdov.
Died June 20th, 1920 at 55 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø