Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Erich Neumann
German writer, psychologist and philosopher (1905-1960).
Born January 23rd, 1905 in Berlin.
Died November 5th, 1960 at 55 years old in Tel Aviv (kidney cancer).
Roy Brown
American blues singer (died 1981).
Born September 10th, 1925 in Kinder.
Died May 25th, 1981 at 55 years old in San Fernando (myocardial infarction).
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).
Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg
Russian duke (1868-1924).
Born November 21st, 1868 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 1924 at 55 years old in Biarritz (tuberculosis).
Joseph Rainey
Politician (1832-1887).
Born June 21st, 1832 in Georgetown.
Died August 1st, 1887 at 55 years old in Georgetown.
Pavel Florensky
Russian orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor and neomartyr (1882–1937).
Born January 21st, 1882 in Yevlakh.
Died December 8th, 1937 at 55 years old in Leningrad Oblast.
Dmitri Ivanovsky
Russian virologist (1864-1920).
Born November 9th, 1864 in Gdov County.
Died June 20th, 1920 at 55 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
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 to death).
Vadim Naumov
Russian pair skater.
Born April 7th, 1969 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2025 at 55 years old in Washington, D.C. (aviation accident). [ref]
Niko Pirosmani
Georgian artist (1862-1918).
Born May 17th, 1862 in Mirzaani.
Died May 5th, 1918 at 55 years old in Tbilisi (malnutrition, liver failure).
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene