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Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
Vincenzo Lancia
Racecar driver (1881-1937).
Born August 24th, 1881 in Fobello.
Died February 15th, 1937 at 55 years old in Turin (myocardial infarction).
J. H. C. Whitehead
British mathematician (1904-1960).
Born November 11th, 1904 in Chennai.
Died May 8th, 1960 at 55 years old in Princeton.
Roberto Cabañas
Paraguayan footballer (1961-2017).
Born April 11th, 1961 in Pilar. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2017 at 55 years old in Asunción (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Isaak Dunayevsky
Soviet composer (1900–1955).
Born January 30th, 1900 in Lokhvytsia.
Died July 25th, 1955 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Jens Bjørneboe
Norwegian writer (1920–1976).
Born October 9th, 1920 in Kristiansand Municipality.
Died May 9th, 1976 at 55 years old in Eikvold (hanging).
Janice E. Voss
American engineer and nasa astronaut (1956-2012).
Born October 8th, 1956 in South Bend.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 55 years old in Scottsdale (breast cancer). [ref]
Nancy Graves
American conceptual artist (1939–1995).
Born December 23rd, 1939 in Pittsfield.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 55 years old in New York City (ovarian cancer).
Vladimir Frolov
Russian major general.
Born February 6th, 1967 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 10th, 2022 at 55 years old in Mariupol. [ref]
Valentine Davies
Film director, screenwriter (1905-1961).
Born August 25th, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1961 at 55 years old in Malibu. [ref]
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).
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