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Dead at age 55
614 Notable deaths
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]
Gunnar Asplund
Swedish architect (1885-1940).
Born September 22nd, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died October 20th, 1940 at 55 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
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]
Oerip Soemohardjo
Indonesian general (1893–1948).
Born February 22nd, 1893 in Purworejo.
Died November 17th, 1948 at 55 years old in Yogyakarta.
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]
Rasuna Said
Feminist and national hero of indonesia (1910–1965).
Born September 14th, 1910 in Maninjau.
Died November 2nd, 1965 at 55 years old in Jakarta (breast cancer).
Clyde Kluckhohn
American anthropologist (1905–1960).
Born January 11th, 1905 in Le Mars.
Died July 28th, 1960 at 55 years old in Santa Fe (myocardial infarction).
Joachim von Kortzfleisch
German general (1890–1945).
Born January 3rd, 1890 in Brunswick.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 55 years old in Wulwesort.
May Ziadeh
Lebanese-palestinian writer (1886-1941).
Born February 11th, 1886 in Palestine, Nazareth.
Died October 17th, 1941 at 55 years old in Cairo.
Paul Troost
German architect.
Born August 17th, 1878 in Elberfeld.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Munich.
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