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Dead at age 56
718 Notable deaths
Louis Versiglia
Italian priest.
Born June 5th, 1873 in Oliva Gessi.
Died February 25th, 1930 at 56 years old in Lianzhou.
Marcel Granet
French sociologist (1884-1940).
Born February 29th, 1884 in Luc-en-Diois.
Died November 25th, 1940 at 56 years old in Sceaux.
Olle Hellbom
Swedish regisseur and director (1925–1982).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died June 5th, 1982 at 56 years old in Stockholm (stomach cancer).
Edward Cronjager
American cinematographer (1904-1960).
Born March 21st, 1904 in New York City.
Died June 15th, 1960 at 56 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ivan Bahrianyi
Ukrainian writer and politician (1906–1963).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Okhtyrka. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1963 at 56 years old in Neu-Ulm.
Yordan Yovkov
Bulgarian writer (1880–1937).
Born November 9th, 1880 in Zheravna. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1937 at 56 years old in Plovdiv (cancer). [ref]
Michele Lupo
Italian film director (1932-1989).
Born December 4th, 1932 in Corleone.
Died June 27th, 1989 at 56 years old in Rome.
Nora Ikstena
Latvian writer (1969-2026).
Born October 15th, 1969 in Riga.
Died January 4th, 2026 at 56 years old [ref]
Akio Kaminaga
Japanese judoka (1936-1993).
Born December 22nd, 1936 in Sendai.
Died March 21st, 1993 at 56 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer).
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