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Dead at age 56
718 Notable deaths
David-Zvi Pinkas
Israeli politician (1895–1952).
Born December 5th, 1895 in Sopron.
Died August 14th, 1952 at 56 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).
Seitarō Kitayama
Japanese anime director (1888-1945).
Born March 13th, 1888 in Wakayama, Tokyo. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1945 at 56 years old in Osaka, Takaishi. [ref]
Arthur Erich Haas
Austrian physicist.
Born April 30th, 1884 in Brno.
Died February 20th, 1941 at 56 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Asbjørn Halvorsen
Norwegian footballer (1898-1955).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Sarpsborg. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1955 at 56 years old in Narvik. [ref]
Bisi Silva
Nigerian art curator and art critic (1962-2019).
Died February 12th, 2019 at 56 years old in Lagos (breast cancer). [ref]
Anton Aškerc
Slovenian writer (1856–1912).
Born January 9th, 1856 in Rimske Toplice.
Died June 10th, 1912 at 56 years old in Ljubljana.
Kuno von Klebelsberg
Hungarian politician, minister of culture (1875–1932).
Born November 13th, 1875 in Pecica.
Died October 12th, 1932 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Krystyna Bochenek
Polish politician (1953-2010).
Born June 30th, 1953 in Katowice.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 56 years old in Smolensk (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash).
Lukman Niode
Indonesian swimmer.
Born October 21st, 1963 in Jakarta.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 56 years old in Jakarta (COVID-19). [ref]
Carl Heinrich Becker
German orientalist (1876-1933).
Born April 12th, 1876 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1933 at 56 years old in Steglitz. [ref]
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou