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Dead at age 56
718 Notable deaths
Severo Sarduy
Cuban writer (1937-1993).
Born February 25th, 1937 in Camagüey.
Died June 8th, 1993 at 56 years old in Paris (AIDS related disease).
Giulio Racah
Israeli mathematician (1909-1965).
Born February 9th, 1909 in Florence.
Died August 28th, 1965 at 56 years old in Florence (asphyxia).
Fernand Labori
French lawyer and politician (1860-1917).
Born April 18th, 1860 in Reims. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1917 at 56 years old in Paris. [ref]
August von Hayek
Austrian botanist (1871-1928).
Born December 14th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died June 11th, 1928 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Osip Piatnitsky
Russian bolshevik (1882-1938).
Born January 29th, 1882 in Ukmergė.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Micha Josef Berdyczewski
Ukrainian jewish writer (1865–1921).
Born August 19th, 1865 in Medzhybizh. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1921 at 56 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Isaac Grünewald
Swedish artist (1889-1946).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Stockholms jewish community. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1946 at 56 years old in Oslo (aviation accident). [ref]
Julius Langbehn
German art historian (1851–1907).
Born March 26th, 1851 in Haderslev.
Died April 30th, 1907 at 56 years old in Rosenheim.
Andy Ducat
English cricket player (1886-1942).
Born February 16th, 1886 in London.
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 56 years old in London.
Fred M. Wilcox
American film director (1907-1964).
Born December 22nd, 1907 in Tazewell.
Died September 23rd, 1964 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills.
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