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Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Maurice Ronet
French actor (1927–1983).
Born April 13th, 1927 in Nice.
Died March 14th, 1983 at 55 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Hoyt Vandenberg
U.s. air force general (1899-1954).
Born January 24th, 1899 in Milwaukee.
Died April 2nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center (prostate cancer).
Kemal Sunal
Turkish actor (1944–2000).
Born November 11th, 1944 in Istanbul.
Died July 3rd, 2000 at 55 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Bujar Nishani
Albanian politician (1966–2022).
Born September 29th, 1966 in Durrës.
Died May 28th, 2022 at 55 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Andrea de Cesaris
Italian racing driver (1959-2014).
Died October 5th, 2014 at 55 years old in Rome (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Tim Maia
Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist (1942–1998).
Born September 28th, 1942 in Tijuca.
Died March 15th, 1998 at 55 years old in Niterói (cardiovascular disease).
Yves Tanguy
French painter (1900–1955).
Born January 5th, 1900 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1955 at 55 years old in Woodbury (stroke, myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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]
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]
Josh White
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and civil rights activist (1914-1969).
Born February 11th, 1914 in Greenville.
Died September 5th, 1969 at 55 years old in Manhasset.
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