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Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Michael Hahn
American politician (1830-1886).
Born November 24th, 1830 in Klingenmünster.
Died March 15th, 1886 at 55 years old in Washington, D.C..
Oskar Merikanto
Finnish musician and composer (1868–1924).
Born August 5th, 1868 in Helsinki.
Died February 17th, 1924 at 55 years old in Oitti.
Miguel Febres Cordero
Ecuadorian christian brother, educator and saint (1854-1910).
Born November 7th, 1854 in Cuenca.
Died February 12th, 1910 at 55 years old in Premià de Mar.
Carl Einstein
German art historian (1885-1940).
Born April 26th, 1885 in Neuwied.
Died July 5th, 1940 at 55 years old in Pau (drowning).
Engin Fırat
Turkish association football manager (born 1970).
Born June 11th, 1970 in Istanbul.
Died March 9th, 2026 at 55 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
Patriarch of alexandria (1949-2004).
Born September 3rd, 1949 in Sichari. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2004 at 55 years old in Aegean Sea (aviation accident). [ref]
Mátyás Seiber
British-hungarian composer (1905–1960).
Born May 4th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died September 24th, 1960 at 55 years old in Cape Town (traffic collision).
Benjamin Massing
Cameroonian footballer (1962-2017).
Died December 10th, 2017 at 55 years old in Edéa. [ref]
Andranik Margaryan
Prime minister of armenia from 2000 to 2007 (1951–2007).
Born June 12th, 1951 in Yerevan.
Died March 25th, 2007 at 55 years old in Yerevan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hugo Meisl
Austrian football coach (1881–1937).
Born November 16th, 1881 in Malešov.
Died February 17th, 1937 at 55 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)