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Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
Petter Larsen
Norwegian sailor (1890–1946).
Born December 6th, 1890 in Christiania.
Died September 13th, 1946 at 55 years old in Oslo.
Kerope Patkanov
Armenian academic (1833-1889).
Born May 16th, 1833 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died April 14th, 1889 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ivan Brown
Bobsledder (1908–1963).
Born April 17th, 1908 in Essex County.
Died May 22nd, 1963 at 55 years old in Hartford.
Gyula Glykais
Fencer (1893–1948).
Born April 9th, 1893 in Pomáz.
Died June 12th, 1948 at 55 years old in Szekszárd.
John Freitag
American rower (1877-1932).
Born May 3rd, 1877 in Columbia.
Died October 20th, 1932 at 55 years old in St. Louis.
Wilhelm Paul Corssen
German philologist (1820–1875).
Born January 20th, 1820 in Bremen.
Died June 18th, 1875 at 55 years old in Berlin.
Bruno Habārovs
Fencer (1939–1994).
Born April 30th, 1939 in Riga. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1994 at 55 years old in Riga. [ref]
John Sibbit
British racing cyclist (1895-1950).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Ancoats.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 55 years old in Manchester.
Pavao Štoos
Croatian poet and catholic priest (1806-1862).
Born December 10th, 1806 in Dubravica.
Died March 30th, 1862 at 55 years old in Pokupsko.
Zenon Stefaniuk
Polish boxer.
Born July 8th, 1930 in Wojnów, Masovian Voivodeship.
Died July 10th, 1985 at 55 years old in Katowice.
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