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Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Sidney Drew
American comedian and filmmaker (1863-1919).
Born August 28th, 1863 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 1919 at 55 years old in New York City.
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 (1955–2010).
Born May 29th, 1955 in Bad Schlema.
Died August 26th, 2010 at 55 years old in Como. [ref]
Alexander Yashin
Soviet writer (1913–1968).
Born March 27th, 1913 in Bludnovo.
Died July 11th, 1968 at 55 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Branko Vukelić
Croatian politician (1958-2013).
Born March 9th, 1958 in Karlovac.
Died May 3rd, 2013 at 55 years old in Karlovac (pancreatic cancer).
Andrew Leith Adams
Scottish physician, naturalist and geologist (1827–1882).
Born March 21st, 1827 in Banchory.
Died July 29th, 1882 at 55 years old in Cóbh.
Franz Joseph Ruprecht
Physician and botanist (1814–1870).
Born November 1st, 1814 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died August 4th, 1870 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
René Fallet
French writer (1927–1983).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Died July 25th, 1983 at 55 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Leonhard Sohncke
German mathematician and physicist (1842-1897).
Born February 22nd, 1842 in Halle (Saale).
Died November 2nd, 1897 at 55 years old in Munich. [ref]
Dolors Aleu i Riera
Spanish physician (1857-1913).
Born April 7th, 1857 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1913 at 55 years old in Barcelona.
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