Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Benjamin Hendrickson
American actor (1950–2006).
Born August 26th, 1950 in Huntington.
Died July 3rd, 2006 at 55 years old in Huntington. [ref]
Charles Melville Hays
American businessman (1856–1912).
Born May 16th, 1856 in Rock Island.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 55 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Edmund J. Davis
Governor of texas from 1870 to 1874.
Born October 2nd, 1827 in St. Augustine.
Died February 7th, 1883 at 55 years old in Austin.
Lucky Peterson
American musician (1964–2020).
Born December 13th, 1964 in Buffalo.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 55 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Tony Ashton
British musician (1946–2001).
Born March 1st, 1946 in Blackburn.
Died May 28th, 2001 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
Walter Krüger
(1890-1945) german ss general.
Born February 27th, 1890 in Strasbourg.
Died May 22nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Liepāja.
Horton Smith
Professional golfer (1908-1963).
Born May 22nd, 1908 in Springfield.
Died October 15th, 1963 at 55 years old in Detroit (lymphoma).
Théodore Rousseau
French painter (1812–1867).
Born April 15th, 1812 in Paris.
Died December 22nd, 1867 at 55 years old in Barbizon (myocardial infarction).
Barbara Acklin
American singer-songwriter (1943–1998).
Born February 28th, 1943 in Oakland.
Died November 27th, 1998 at 55 years old in Omaha (pneumonia).
Ahmad Kasravi
Iranian academic (1890–1946).
Born September 29th, 1890 in Tabriz.
Died March 11th, 1946 at 55 years old in Tehran (stab wound).
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy