Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
J. H. C. Whitehead
British mathematician (1904-1960).
Born November 11th, 1904 in Chennai.
Died May 8th, 1960 at 55 years old in Princeton.
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
Russian composer.
Born February 14th, 1813.
Died January 17th, 1869 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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 3rd, 1920 in Kristiansand.
Died May 9th, 1976 at 55 years old in Eikvold (hanging to death).
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]
Vladimir Frolov
Russian major general.
Born February 6th, 1967 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 10th, 2022 at 55 years old in Mariupol. [ref]
Mehmed Fuad Paşa
Ottoman administrator and statesman (1814–1869).
Born January 17th, 1814 in Istanbul.
Died February 13th, 1869 at 55 years old in Nice.
Valentine Davies
Film director, screenwriter (1905-1961).
Born August 25th, 1905 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 1961 at 55 years old in Malibu.
Alexander Moissi
Albanian-born austrian actor (1879–1935).
Born April 2nd, 1879 in Trieste.
Died March 23rd, 1935 at 55 years old in Vienna (pneumonia).
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner