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Dead at age 56
718 Notable deaths
Leonid Tsypkin
Soviet writer (1926–1982).
Born March 20th, 1926 in Minsk.
Died March 20th, 1982 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Arpiar Arpiarian
Armenian writer and journalist (1851–1908).
Born December 21st, 1851 in Samsun.
Died February 12th, 1908 at 56 years old in Cairo.
Guðmundur Kamban
Icelandic writer (1888-1945).
Born June 8th, 1888 in Álftanes. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1945 at 56 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Jorge Rodríguez
Mexican footballer (1968–2024).
Born April 18th, 1968 in Toluca.
Died August 8th, 2024 at 56 years old (Evans' syndrome). [ref]
Herbert Carlsson
Swedish footballer (1896-1952).
Born September 8th, 1896 in Gothenburg.
Died October 21st, 1952 at 56 years old in Gothenburg.
Mercedes Prat
Spanish religious (1880–1936).
Born March 6th, 1880 in Barcelona.
Died July 24th, 1936 at 56 years old in Barcelona.
Vitaly Chekhover
Russian chess player (1908-1965).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 11th, 1965 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Harry Myers
American actor (1882–1938).
Born September 5th, 1882 in New Haven.
Died December 25th, 1938 at 56 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
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