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Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Louise De Hem
Belgian artist (1866-1922).
Born December 10th, 1866 in Ypres.
Died November 22nd, 1922 at 55 years old in Brussels.
Eino Kirjonen
Finnish ski jumper (1933–1988).
Born February 25th, 1933 in Primorsk.
Died August 21st, 1988 at 55 years old in Kouvola.
Gunnar Lindström
Swedish athletics competitor (1896-1951).
Born February 11th, 1896 in Eksjö.
Died October 6th, 1951 at 55 years old in Eksjö.
Lynne Roberts
Film actress (1922-1978).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in El Paso.
Died April 1st, 1978 at 55 years old in Sherman Oaks (falling from height).
Ernst Eckstein
German writer (1845-1900).
Born February 6th, 1845 in Giessen.
Died November 18th, 1900 at 55 years old in Dresden (nephritis).
István Abonyi
Chess player (1886–1942).
Born August 18th, 1886 in Budapest.
Died June 5th, 1942 at 55 years old in Budapest.
Axel Gudbrand Blytt
Norwegian botanist and geologist (1843–1898).
Born May 19th, 1843 in Christiania.
Died July 18th, 1898 at 55 years old in Christiania.
Ivan Melezh
Soviet belarusian prose writer, playwright, publicist (1921-1976).
Born February 8th, 1921 in Hlinišča.
Died August 9th, 1976 at 55 years old in Minsk.
Luigi Jacobini
Catholic cardinal (1832-1887).
Born January 6th, 1832 in Genzano di Roma.
Died February 28th, 1887 at 55 years old in Rome.
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