Dead at age 55

613 Notable deaths

Andrew Kehoe

American mass murderer and bomber (1872–1927).

Born February 1st, 1872 in Tecumseh.

Died May 18th, 1927 at 55 years old in Bath Township (dynamite).

David Dukes

American actor (1945-2000).

Born June 6th, 1945 in San Francisco.

Died October 9th, 2000 at 55 years old in Lakewood (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-american poet (1940-1996).

Born May 24th, 1940 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died January 28th, 1996 at 55 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Dietrich Eckart

German journalist and politician (1868-1923).

Born March 23rd, 1868 in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.

Died December 26th, 1923 at 55 years old in Berchtesgaden (myocardial infarction).

John Rutsey

Canadian musician.

Born July 23rd, 1952 in Toronto.

Died May 11th, 2008 at 55 years old in Toronto (myocardial infarction, diabetes). [ref]

Mo Mowlam

British politician (1949-2005).

Born September 18th, 1949 in Watford.

Died August 19th, 2005 at 55 years old in Canterbury (brain cancer). [ref]

Henri Becquerel

French physicist (1852–1908).

Born December 15th, 1852 in Paris. [ref]

Died August 25th, 1908 at 55 years old in manoir de Pen Castel.

Leah Bracknell

English actress and yoga instructor (1964-2019).

Born July 12th, 1964 in London.

Died September 16th, 2019 at 55 years old in Worthing (lung cancer).

Dmitry Khvorostovsky

Russian operatic baritone (1962-2017).

Born October 16th, 1962 in Krasnoyarsk.

Died November 22nd, 2017 at 55 years old in London (brain cancer).

Harry Hopkins

American politician, 8th united states secretary of commerce, assistant to president franklin delano roosevelt (1890-1946).

Born August 17th, 1890 in Sioux City.

Died January 29th, 1946 at 55 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).

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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi