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Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Gottlieb Bindesbøll
Danish architect (1800-1856).
Born September 5th, 1800 in Ledøje.
Died July 14th, 1856 at 55 years old in Fredriksberg.
Karl Friedrich Adolf Konrad Bartsch
Philologist and university teacher (1832-1888).
Born February 25th, 1832 in Szprotawa.
Died February 19th, 1888 at 55 years old in Heidelberg.
Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer
Spanish mathematician (1912–1967).
Born February 6th, 1912 in Figueres.
Died December 27th, 1967 at 55 years old in Barcelona.
Åke Söderblom
Swedish screenwriter, writer and lyricist (1910–1965).
Born January 20th, 1910 in Fritsla.
Died May 22nd, 1965 at 55 years old in Gothenburg.
Vladimir Lugovskoy
Russian writer (1901–1957).
Born July 1st, 1901 in Moscow.
Died June 5th, 1957 at 55 years old in Yalta.
Simon Frug
Multi-lingual russian poet, lyricist and author (1860–1916).
Born November 15th, 1860 in Bobrovyi Kut.
Died September 21st, 1916 at 55 years old in Odesa.
Ben Verweij
Dutch footballer (1895-1951).
Born August 31st, 1895 in Medan.
Died July 14th, 1951 at 55 years old in Amsterdam.
Misho Yuzmeski
Macedonian writer (1966-2021).
Born April 7th, 1966 in Ohrid.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 55 years old in Ohrid.
Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla
Catholic cardinal (1840-1895).
Born April 6th, 1840 in Palermo.
Died May 29th, 1895 at 55 years old in Rome.
Stanislav Lusk
Czechoslovak rower (1931–1987).
Born November 12th, 1931 in Třeboň. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1987 at 55 years old in Prague. [ref]
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