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Dead at age 55
580 Notable deaths
Ramón Sampedro Cameán
Spanish euthanesia activist.
Born January 5th, 1943.
Died January 12th, 1998 at 55 years old in Boiro (cyanide poisoning).
Alexander M. Patch
United states army general (1889-1945).
Born November 23rd, 1889 in Fort Huachuca.
Died November 21st, 1945 at 55 years old in Fort Sam Houston (pneumonia).
Matome Ugaki
Imperial japanese navy admiral.
Born February 15th, 1890 in Okayama.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 55 years old in Okinawa Prefecture.
Nigamananda Paramahansa
Hindu spiritual leader.
Born August 19th, 1880 in Kutabpur.
Died November 29th, 1935 at 55 years old in Kolkata.
Wendy Wasserstein
American playwright (1950–2006).
Born October 18th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
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 (1938–1994).
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]
Sol Plaatjie
South african politician, writer and linguist (1876–1932).
Born October 9th, 1876 in Orange Free State.
Died June 19th, 1932 at 55 years old in Johannesburg (pneumonia).
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