Dead at age 55
561 Notable deaths
Sarit Thanarat
Prime minister of thailand (1908-1963).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Bangkok.
Died December 8th, 1963 at 55 years old in Bangkok (kidney failure).
Buddy DeSylva
American songwriter, film producer and record executive (1895-1950).
Born January 27th, 1895 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 1950 at 55 years old in Hollywood (heart failure). [ref]
Harvey Postlethwaite
British engineer and technical director.
Born March 4th, 1944 in Barnet.
Died April 15th, 1999 at 55 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction).
Frida Boccara
French singer.
Born October 29th, 1940 in Casablanca.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 55 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory disease). [ref]
Mikhail Tomsky
Soviet politician (1880-1936).
Born October 31st, 1880 in Kolpino.
Died August 22nd, 1936 at 55 years old in Korolyov (ballistic trauma).
Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin
Soviet military commander and marshal of the soviet union (1894-1949).
Born June 16th, 1894 in Yaroslavl.
Died October 17th, 1949 at 55 years old in Moscow (diabetes).
Sonya Eddy
American actress (1967–2022).
Born June 17th, 1967 in Concord.
Died December 19th, 2022 at 55 years old [ref]
Bruno Tesch
German chemist, arrested by the british as a war criminal, tried, and executed (1890-1946).
Born August 14th, 1890 in Berlin.
Died May 16th, 1946 at 55 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Walter Krüger
German general (1890-1945).
Born February 27th, 1890 in Strasbourg.
Died May 22nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Liepāja.
Tony Ashton
British musician.
Born March 1st, 1946 in Blackburn. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2001 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci