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Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Haris Savides
American cinematographer (1957–2012).
Born September 28th, 1957 in New York City.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 55 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Matt Osborne
American professional wrestler.
Born July 27th, 1957 in Ellwood City.
Died June 28th, 2013 at 55 years old in Plano (drug overdose).
Pierre Duhem
French physicist and historian of science (1861-1916).
Born June 10th, 1861 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 14th, 1916 at 55 years old in Cabrespine.
James Wilson
Scottish businessman, economist and liberal politician (1805-1860).
Born June 3rd, 1805 in Hawick.
Died August 11th, 1860 at 55 years old in Kolkata.
Ahmad Khaled Tawfik
Egyptian writer (1962–2018).
Born June 10th, 1962 in Tanta.
Died April 2nd, 2018 at 55 years old in El-Demerdash hospital (ventricular fibrillation). [ref]
Otto Dietrich
German general (1897-1952).
Born August 31st, 1897 in Essen.
Died November 22nd, 1952 at 55 years old in Düsseldorf.
Shoucheng Zhang
Chinese american physicist (1963–2018).
Born February 15th, 1963 in Shanghai.
Died December 1st, 2018 at 55 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Heath
Japanese musician (1968–2023).
Born January 22nd, 1968 in Amagasaki.
Died October 29th, 2023 at 55 years old (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist (1930-1986).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Highland Park.
Died September 10th, 1986 at 55 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Wilhelm Kube
German politician and nazi official (1887-1943).
Born November 13th, 1887 in Głogów.
Died September 22nd, 1943 at 55 years old in Minsk (explosive device).
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