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Dead at age 55
614 Notable deaths
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]
Ahmad Kasravi
Iranian academic (1890–1946).
Born September 29th, 1890 in Tabriz.
Died March 11th, 1946 at 55 years old in Tehran (stab wound).
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).
Donald Sangster
Jamaican politician (1911-1967).
Born October 26th, 1911 in Saint Elizabeth Parish.
Died April 11th, 1967 at 55 years old in Montreal (subarachnoid hemorrhage).
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]
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
Russian grand prince (1863-1919).
Born August 23rd, 1863 in Tetri Tsqaro.
Died January 28th, 1919 at 55 years old in Peter and Paul Fortress (ballistic trauma).
Saovabha Phongsri
Queen consort of siam (1864–1919).
Born January 1st, 1864 in Grand Palace.
Died October 20th, 1919 at 55 years old in Grand Palace (colorectal cancer).
Sergey Kamenev
Russian military leader.
Died August 25th, 1936 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Harvey Spencer Lewis
American occult writer (1883-1939).
Born November 25th, 1883 in Frenchtown.
Died August 2nd, 1939 at 55 years old in San Jose (stroke). [ref]
Alexander Ilyich Yegorov
Marshal of the soviet union (1883-1939).
Born October 25th, 1883 in Buzuluk.
Died February 23rd, 1939 at 55 years old in Moscow.
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