Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Bill Johnson
American alpine ski racer (1960-2016).
Born March 30th, 1960 in Los Angeles.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 55 years old in Gresham.
Mariano Ponce
Filipino politician.
Born March 23rd, 1863 in Baliwag.
Died May 23rd, 1918 at 55 years old in Sai Ying Pun Community Complex.
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).
Ahmad Zaki
Egyptian actor (1946–2005).
Born November 18th, 1949 in Zagazig.
Died March 27th, 2005 at 55 years old in 6th of October City (lung cancer).
Jamie Bartlett
South african actor (1966–2022).
Born July 9th, 1966 in Maidenhead.
Died May 23rd, 2022 at 55 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Ramón Sampedro
Spanish euthanesia activist (1943–1998).
Born January 5th, 1943 in Porto do Son.
Died January 12th, 1998 at 55 years old in Boiro (cyanide poisoning).
Park Hon-young
North korean politician (1900–1955).
Born May 28th, 1900 in Yesan County.
Died December 18th, 1955 at 55 years old in Pyongyang (gunshot wound).
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.
Louis Washkansky
Lithuanian-south african grocer (c. 1912–1967); recipient of the first human heart transplant.
Born April 12th, 1912 in Kaunas.
Died December 21st, 1967 at 55 years old in Cape Town (pneumonia).
Kate Greenaway
British artist (1846-1901).
Born March 17th, 1846 in London.
Died November 6th, 1901 at 55 years old in Frognal (cancer, breast cancer).
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez