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Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Margarete von Wrangell
Baltic german agricultural chemist (1877-1932).
Born January 7th, 1877 in Moscow.
Died March 21st, 1932 at 55 years old in Stuttgart.
Katay Don Sasorith
Nationalist, politician, author, and prime minister of laos (1904-1959).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Pāksē.
Died December 29th, 1959 at 55 years old in Vientiane.
August Sang
Estonian poet (1914–1969).
Born July 27th, 1914 in Pärnu.
Died October 14th, 1969 at 55 years old in Tallinn.
Ester Rachel Kamińska
Polish actress (1870–1925).
Born March 10th, 1870 in Porazava.
Died December 25th, 1925 at 55 years old in Warsaw.
Anna Blaman
Dutch writer (1905–1960).
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Rotterdam.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 55 years old in Rotterdam (embolism).
Charles Plisnier
Belgian writer (1896-1952).
Born December 13th, 1896 in Ghlin.
Died July 17th, 1952 at 55 years old in Brussels.
Pol Cruchten
Luxembourgish film director (1963–2019).
Born July 30th, 1963 in Pétange.
Died July 3rd, 2019 at 55 years old in La Rochelle. [ref]
Arseniy Golovko
Soviet admiral (1906-1962).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Prokhladny.
Died May 17th, 1962 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Kentaro Kawatsu
Swimmer (1914-1970).
Born September 26th, 1914 in Hiroshima.
Died March 23rd, 1970 at 55 years old (self-immolation).
Eleonora de Cisneros
American opera singer (1878-1934).
Born November 1st, 1878 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1934 at 55 years old in New York City (cancer).
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