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Dead at age 55
561 Notable deaths
Gunnar Asplund
Swedish architect (1885-1940).
Born September 22nd, 1885 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1940 at 55 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Aleksa Šantić
Serbian poet (1868-1924).
Born May 27th, 1868 in Mostar.
Died February 2nd, 1924 at 55 years old in Mostar (tuberculosis).
Sergey Kamenev
Russian military leader.
Died August 25th, 1936 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Metin Oktay
Turkish footballer (1936-1991).
Born February 2nd, 1936 in İzmir.
Died September 13th, 1991 at 55 years old in Istanbul (traffic collision).
Yevgeny Zinichev
Russian politician and colonel.
Born August 18th, 1966 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 8th, 2021 at 55 years old in Norilsk (falling). [ref]
Kathleen Heddle
Canadian olympic rower (1965–2021).
Born November 27th, 1965 in Trail.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 55 years old in Vancouver (breast cancer). [ref]
David Warbeck
Film actor (1941-1997).
Born November 17th, 1941 in Christchurch. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 55 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Mayra Alejandra
Venezuelan actress (1958-2014).
Born May 7th, 1958 in Caracas.
Died April 17th, 2014 at 55 years old in Caracas (lung cancer).
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician.
Born May 30th, 1901 in Carbondale. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 55 years old in Kansas City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Otto Mueller
German painter and printmaker of the expressionist movement (1874-1930).
Born October 16th, 1874 in Lubawka. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1930 at 55 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
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