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Dead at age 55
561 Notable deaths
William H. Rupertus
American marine corps general (1889-1945).
Born November 14th, 1889 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 25th, 1945 at 55 years old in Quantico.
Charles Melville Hays
American businessman.
Born May 16th, 1856 in Rock Island.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 55 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Horton Smith
Professional golfer (1908-1963).
Born May 22nd, 1908 in Springfield.
Died October 15th, 1963 at 55 years old in Detroit (lymphoma).
Ahmad Kasravi
Iranian academic.
Born September 29th, 1890 in Tabriz.
Died March 11th, 1946 at 55 years old in Tehran.
Barbara Acklin
American soul singer and songwriter (1943-1998).
Born February 28th, 1943 in Oakland.
Died November 27th, 1998 at 55 years old in Omaha (pneumonia). [ref]
Renato Salvatori
Italian actor (1933-1988).
Born March 20th, 1933 in Seravezza.
Died March 27th, 1988 at 55 years old in Rome (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Jeff Blatnick
Olympic wrestler (1957-2012).
Born July 26th, 1957 in Niskayuna.
Died October 24th, 2012 at 55 years old in Schenectady (heart failure). [ref]
Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás
Hungarian noble and academic (1877-1933).
Born May 3rd, 1877 in Deva. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1933 at 55 years old in Vienna (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Ralph H. Fowler
English physicist (1889-1944).
Born January 17th, 1889 in Roydon.
Died July 28th, 1944 at 55 years old in Cambridge.
Donald Sangster
Jamaican politician (1911-1967).
Born October 26th, 1911 in Saint Elizabeth Parish.
Died April 11th, 1967 at 55 years old in Montreal.
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