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Dead at age 56
718 Notable deaths
George B. Seitz
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1888-1944).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Boston.
Died July 8th, 1944 at 56 years old in Hollywood.
Thomas Brasch
German author, poet and film director (1945-2001).
Born February 19th, 1945 in Westow.
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 56 years old in Berlin (heart failure).
Otto Nerz
German football player and coach (1892–1949).
Born October 21st, 1892 in Hechingen.
Died April 19th, 1949 at 56 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 7 (meningitis).
Lillian Nordica
American opera singer (1857–1914).
Born December 12th, 1857 in Farmington.
Died May 10th, 1914 at 56 years old in Jakarta (pneumonia).
Curley Weaver
American blues musician (1906–1962).
Born March 25th, 1906 in Covington.
Died September 20th, 1962 at 56 years old in Georgia (kidney failure).
Nodar Dumbadze
Georgian and soviet writer (1928-1984).
Born July 14th, 1928 in Tbilisi.
Died September 4th, 1984 at 56 years old in Tbilisi.
José Luis Tejada Sorzano
President of bolivia (1882–1938).
Born January 12th, 1882 in La Paz.
Died October 4th, 1938 at 56 years old in Arica.
Henriëtte Bosmans
Dutch composer (1895-1952).
Born December 6th, 1895 in Amsterdam.
Died July 2nd, 1952 at 56 years old in Amsterdam (stomach cancer).
Wilhelm Murr
German politician (1888-1945).
Born December 16th, 1888 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 56 years old in Egg (cyanide poisoning).
Ion Inculeț
President of moldova (1884-1940).
Born April 5th, 1884 in Răzeni.
Died November 18th, 1940 at 56 years old in Bucharest.
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