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Dead at age 55
585 Notable deaths
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.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
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.
Died September 24th, 1930 at 55 years old in Wrocław, Oborniki.
Jan Mikulicz-Radecki
Polish surgeon.
Born May 16th, 1850 in Chernivtsi.
Died June 14th, 1905 at 55 years old in Wrocław.
Ernest Fenollosa
American art historian and orientalist.
Born February 18th, 1853 in Salem. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1908 at 55 years old in London. [ref]
Paul Troost
German architect.
Born August 17th, 1878 in Elberfeld.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Munich.
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