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Dead at age 55
585 Notable deaths
Evald Ilyenkov
Russian philosopher.
Born February 18th, 1924 in Smolensk. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1979 at 55 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Norm Ferguson
American animator.
Born September 2nd, 1902 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Moissi
Albanian born austrian stage actor (1879-1935).
Born April 2nd, 1879 in Trieste.
Died March 23rd, 1935 at 55 years old in Vienna (pneumonia).
Melissa Hortman
American lawyer and politician (1970–2025).
Born May 27th, 1970 in Fridley. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2025 at 55 years old in Brooklyn Park (gunshot wound). [ref]
Vincenzo Lancia
Racecar driver (1881-1937).
Born August 24th, 1881 in Fobello.
Died February 15th, 1937 at 55 years old in Turin (myocardial infarction).
Yang Hucheng
Chinese warlord (1893-1949).
Born November 26th, 1893 in Pucheng County.
Died September 6th, 1949 at 55 years old in Chongqing.
Isaak Dunayevsky
Soviet composer.
Born January 30th, 1900 in Lokhvytsia. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1955 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
J. H. C. Whitehead
British mathematician (1904-1960).
Born November 11th, 1904 in Chennai.
Died May 8th, 1960 at 55 years old in Princeton.
Mike Mitchell
Basketball player.
Born January 1st, 1956 in Atlanta.
Died June 9th, 2011 at 55 years old in San Antonio (cancer). [ref]
May Ziadeh
Palestinian writer (1886-1941).
Born February 11th, 1886 in Nazareth. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1941 at 55 years old in Cairo.
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