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Dead at age 55
631 Notable deaths
Aníbal Tarabini
Argentine association football player (1941-1997).
Born August 4th, 1941 in La Plata.
Died April 21st, 1997 at 55 years old in Berazategui (traffic collision).
Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
Iraqi twelver shi'a cleric (1943-1999).
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Kadhimiya.
Died February 19th, 1999 at 55 years old in Najaf.
Jan Skala
German journalist and author.
Born June 17th, 1889 in Nebelschütz.
Died January 22nd, 1945 at 55 years old in Dziedzice, Namysłów County (ballistic trauma).
Frederick W. True
American biologist, mammalogist and curator (1858-1914).
Born July 8th, 1858 in Middletown.
Died June 25th, 1914 at 55 years old
Jumabek Ibraimov
Kyrgyz politician (1944-1999).
Born January 1st, 1944 in Dzhany-Alysh.
Died April 4th, 1999 at 55 years old in Bishkek (stomach cancer).
Erhard Wunderlich
German handball player (1956–2012).
Born December 14th, 1956 in Augsburg.
Died October 4th, 2012 at 55 years old in Cologne (cancer).
Jan Zahradníček
Czech catholic poet (1905–1960).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Mastník. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1960 at 55 years old in Uhřínov. [ref]
Sidney Drew
American comedian and filmmaker (1863-1919).
Born August 28th, 1863 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1919 at 55 years old in New York City. [ref]
Syarhey Herasimets
Footballer (1965–2021).
Born October 13th, 1965 in Kyiv.
Died September 26th, 2021 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Frank Baumgartl
East german athlete.
Born May 29th, 1955 in Bad Schlema.
Died August 26th, 2010 at 55 years old in Como. [ref]
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams