Dead at age 56

718 Notable deaths

Gerrit Achterberg

Dutch poet.

Born May 20th, 1905 in Wijk bij Duurstede. [ref]

Died January 17th, 1962 at 56 years old in Leusden (myocardial infarction). [ref]

George de Relwyskow

Olympic wrestler (1887-1943).

Born June 18th, 1887 in London.

Died November 9th, 1943 at 56 years old

Raffaello Matarazzo

Italian filmmaker.

Born August 17th, 1909 in Rome. [ref]

Died May 17th, 1966 at 56 years old in Rome. [ref]

Betty Arlen

American actress (1909-1966).

Born November 9th, 1909 in Webster County.

Died August 4th, 1966 at 56 years old in Farmington.

Paul Neumann

Austrian swimmer (1875-1932).

Born June 13th, 1875 in Vienna. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1932 at 56 years old in Vienna.

Albert Steinrück

Actor (1872-1929).

Born May 20th, 1872 in Bad Arolsen.

Died February 11th, 1929 at 56 years old in Berlin.

José Antonio Alonso

Spanish judge and politician (1960-2017).

Born March 28th, 1960 in León. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 2017 at 56 years old in Madrid (lung cancer).

Miroslav Dvořák

Czechoslovak professional ice hockey defenseman (1951-2008).

Born October 11th, 1951 in Hluboká nad Vltavou.

Died June 11th, 2008 at 56 years old in České Budějovice (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Xiao Youmei

Chinese composer (1884-1940).

Born January 7th, 1884 in Zhongshan.

Died December 31st, 1940 at 56 years old in Shanghai.

Sergei Anatoljewitsch Babkow

Russian basketball coach and basketball player.

Born June 5th, 1967 in Biysk.

Died August 21st, 2023 at 56 years old [ref]

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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman