Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Mikhail Korkia
Soviet basketball player (1948–2004).
Born September 10th, 1948 in Kutaisi.
Died February 7th, 2004 at 55 years old in Tbilisi.
Park Sung-Soo
South korean archer (1970–2025).
Died August 27th, 2025 at 55 years old in Cheongju. [ref]
Sture Lagerwall
Swedish actor and film director (1908–1964).
Born December 13th, 1908 in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1964 at 55 years old [ref]
Maurice De Waele
Belgian cyclist (1896–1952).
Born December 27th, 1896 in Lovendegem.
Died February 14th, 1952 at 55 years old in Maldegem.
Eddie Johnson
Racecar driver.
Born February 10th, 1919 in Richmond.
Died June 30th, 1974 at 55 years old in Cleveland.
Émile Léonard Mathieu
French mathematician (1835-1890).
Died October 19th, 1890 at 55 years old in Nancy.
Jerome Anderson
American basketball player-coach (1953-2009).
Born October 9th, 1953 in Mullens.
Died August 1st, 2009 at 55 years old in Helsingborg (leukemia). [ref]
Harry A. Pollard
American actor, film director, screenwriter (1879–1934).
Born January 23rd, 1879 in Republic County.
Died July 6th, 1934 at 55 years old in Pasadena (cancer).
Sonia Lewitska
French painter and printmaker (1874-1937).
Born March 9th, 1882 in Vykhylivka. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1937 at 55 years old in Paris. [ref]
Maximilian Wengler
Recipient of the knight's cross (1890–1945).
Born January 14th, 1890 in Roßwein.
Died April 25th, 1945 at 55 years old in Baltiysk.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel