Dead at age 55
815 Notable deaths
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).
Pierre Nkurunziza
President of burundi from 2005 to 2020.
Born December 18th, 1964 in Ngozi.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 55 years old in Karuzi (cardiac arrest, COVID-19). [ref]
Matti Nykänen
Finnish ski jumper (1963–2019).
Born July 17th, 1963 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2019 at 55 years old in Joutseno (pneumonia, pancreatitis). [ref]
Joseph Kearns
American actor (1907-1962).
Born February 12th, 1907 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 17th, 1962 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Prince Arthur of Connaught
British prince (1883-1938).
Born January 13th, 1883 in Windsor Castle.
Died September 12th, 1938 at 55 years old in London (stomach cancer).
Ernst Lubitsch
German-american actor and film director (1892–1947).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1947 at 55 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frederick VII of Denmark
King of denmark from 1848 to 1863.
Born October 6th, 1808 in Amalienborg.
Died November 15th, 1863 at 55 years old in Glücksburg Castle (erysipelas).
Eddie Mabo
Indigenous australian activist (1936–1992).
Born June 29th, 1936 in Murray Island.
Died January 21st, 1992 at 55 years old in Brisbane (cancer).
Tigran Petrosian
Soviet armenian grandmaster and world chess champion.
Born June 17th, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 55 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer