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Dead at age 55
614 Notable deaths
Rashid Khan
Indian musician.
Born July 1st, 1968 in Budaun.
Died January 9th, 2024 at 55 years old in Kolkata (prostate cancer). [ref]
Kang Soo-yeon
South korean actress (1966-2022).
Born August 18th, 1966 in Seoul.
Died May 7th, 2022 at 55 years old in Gangnam Severance Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jean-Pierre Melville
French filmmaker and actor (1917–1973).
Born October 20th, 1917 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 2nd, 1973 at 55 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Nikolai Vavilov
Russian (soviet) agronomist, botanist and geneticist (1887-1943).
Born November 25th, 1887 in Moscow.
Died January 26th, 1943 at 55 years old in Saratov (starvation).
Willy DeVille
American musician, singer-songwriter.
Born August 27th, 1953 in Stamford. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2009 at 55 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
John Francis Dodge
American businessman (1864–1920).
Born October 25th, 1864 in Niles.
Died January 14th, 1920 at 55 years old in New York City (1918-1920 flu pandemic, influenza).
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
Iraqi mukhabarat leader (1951-2007).
Born February 17th, 1951 in Tikrit.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 55 years old in Baghdad (hanging). [ref]
Paul Tsongas
American politician (1941-1997).
Born February 14th, 1941 in Lowell.
Died January 18th, 1997 at 55 years old in Lowell (pneumonia, lymphoma).
Erroll Garner
American jazz pianist and composer (1921-1977).
Born June 15th, 1921 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1977 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
László Almásy
Hungarian desert explorer, aviator (1895-1951).
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Bernstein im Burgenland.
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 55 years old in Salzburg (dysentery). [ref]
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams