Dead at age 55

815 Notable deaths

Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius

Catholic bishop (1871–1927).

Born April 13th, 1871 in Lūginė.

Died January 27th, 1927 at 55 years old in Kaunas (appendicitis).

Ivar Formo

Norwegian male cross-country skier and orienteer.

Born June 24th, 1951 in Oslo.

Died December 26th, 2006 at 55 years old in Nordmarka (drowning). [ref]

Eva Pawlik

Austrian figure skater, actress, commentator (1927–1983).

Born October 4th, 1927 in Vienna.

Died July 31st, 1983 at 55 years old in Vienna.

Best Ogedegbe

Nigerian football goalkeeper.

Born September 3rd, 1954 in Lagos.

Died September 28th, 2009 at 55 years old in Ibadan. [ref]

Grigory Semyonov

Russian white cossack general (1890–1946).

Born September 25th, 1890 in Kuranzha.

Died August 30th, 1946 at 55 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).

John Porter East

American politician (1931-1986).

Born May 5th, 1931 in Springfield.

Died June 29th, 1986 at 55 years old in Greenville (carbon monoxide poisoning).

Darío de Regoyos

Spanish painter (1857-1913).

Born November 1st, 1857 in Ribadesella.

Died October 29th, 1913 at 55 years old in Barcelona (cancer).

Julia Pardoe

British writer (1806–1862).

Born December 4th, 1806 in Beverley. [ref]

Died November 26th, 1862 at 55 years old in London. [ref]

Sergei Shmatko

Russian politician (1966–2021).

Born September 26th, 1966 in Stavropol.

Died November 7th, 2021 at 55 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).

Rudolf Olden

Journalist, author, lawyer and human rights activist (1885–1940).

Born January 14th, 1885 in Szczecin. [ref]

Died September 17th, 1940 at 55 years old in Atlantic Ocean.

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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka