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Dead at age 55
614 Notable deaths
Ole Edvart Rølvaag
Norwegian-american novelist.
Born April 22nd, 1876 in Dønna.
Died November 5th, 1931 at 55 years old in Northfield.
Soepomo
Government ministers of indonesia (1903-1958).
Born January 22nd, 1903 in Sukoharjo.
Died September 12th, 1958 at 55 years old in Jakarta.
George Hainsworth
Canadian ice hockey player (1895-1950).
Born June 26th, 1895 in Toronto.
Died October 9th, 1950 at 55 years old in Gravenhurst (traffic collision).
Ralph H. Fowler
English physicist (1889-1944).
Born January 17th, 1889 in Roydon.
Died July 28th, 1944 at 55 years old in Cambridge.
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
Spanish scholar (1856–1912).
Born November 3rd, 1856 in Santander. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1912 at 55 years old in Santander. [ref]
Maximilian Voloshin
Russian poet (1877-1932).
Died November 8th, 1932 at 55 years old in Koktebel (stroke). [ref]
George Fitzmaurice
American film director (1885–1940).
Born February 13th, 1885 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1940 at 55 years old in Los Angeles.
Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov
Soviet admiral, hero of the soviet union.
Born December 5th, 1911 in Nadiine.
Died November 29th, 1967 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hanoch Levin
Israeli dramatist, theater director, author and poet (1943–1999).
Born December 18th, 1943 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1999 at 55 years old in Tel Aviv (prostate cancer).
Oskar Merikanto
Finnish musician and composer (1868–1924).
Born August 5th, 1868 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1924 at 55 years old in Oitti. [ref]
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