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Dead at age 55
613 Notable deaths
Michael Kamen
American songwriter.
Born April 15th, 1948 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2003 at 55 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gustavo Cerati
Argentine musician, singer-songwriter and composer.
Born August 11th, 1959 in Villa Ortúzar.
Died September 4th, 2014 at 55 years old in Núñez (cardiac arrest).
Kalki Krishnamurthy
Writer.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Thanjavur district.
Died December 5th, 1954 at 55 years old in Chennai (cancer, tuberculosis).
Robert Ley
German nazi politician; indicted by the international military tribunal for war crimes (1890-1945).
Born February 15th, 1890 in Niederbreidenbach. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1945 at 55 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging). [ref]
Charles Kennedy
British politician (1959-2015).
Born November 25th, 1959 in Inverness.
Died June 1st, 2015 at 55 years old in Fort William (internal bleeding).
Vince Zampella
American video game designer (1970–2025).
Born October 1st, 1970. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2025 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Keiji Fujiwara
Japanese actor and voice actor.
Born October 5th, 1964 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2020 at 55 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Spanish writer (1964-2020).
Born September 25th, 1964 in Barcelona.
Died June 19th, 2020 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936).
Born September 25th, 1881 in Shaoxing.
Died October 19th, 1936 at 55 years old in Shanghai (tuberculosis).
Steve Strange
Welsh singer (1959–2015).
Born May 28th, 1959 in Newbridge. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2015 at 55 years old in Sharm el-Sheikh (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius