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Dead at age 56
718 Notable deaths
Stanisław Komorowski
Polish physicist and diplomat (1953-2010).
Born December 18th, 1953 in Warsaw.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 56 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Hans Freiherr von Wangenheim
German diplomat and noble (1859-1915).
Born July 4th, 1859 in Georgenthal.
Died October 25th, 1915 at 56 years old in Constantinople.
Emilio Estrada Carmona
President of ecuador (1911).
Died December 21st, 1911 at 56 years old in Guayaquil (heart failure).
Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner
German economist (1874-1930).
Born March 26th, 1874 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 1930 at 56 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Ilia Beshkov
Bulgarian artist, writer and pedagogue (1901-1958).
Born July 11th, 1901 in Dolni Dabnik. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1958 at 56 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Piers Bohl
Baltic german mathematician (1865-1921).
Born October 23rd, 1865 in Walk.
Died December 25th, 1921 at 56 years old in Riga.
Jorge Sarmiento
Peruvian footballer (1900–1957).
Born November 20th, 1900 in Lima.
Died February 20th, 1957 at 56 years old
Péter Baczakó
Hungarian weightlifter.
Born September 27th, 1951 in Ercsi.
Died April 2nd, 2008 at 56 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]
Vilmos Varjú
Athletics competitor (1937-1994).
Born June 10th, 1937 in Békés.
Died February 17th, 1994 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Hanni Ossott
Venezuelan writer, poet and translator (1946–2002).
Born February 14th, 1946 in Caracas.
Died December 31st, 2002 at 56 years old in Caracas.
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