Dead at age 56
718 Notable deaths
Robert Billingham
Sailor (1957-2014).
Born December 10th, 1957 in London.
Died March 30th, 2014 at 56 years old in Grass Valley.
Kazimierz Lipień
Olympic wrestler.
Born February 6th, 1949 in Jaczków.
Died November 12th, 2005 at 56 years old in New York City.
Henri Hoevenaers
Cyclist.
Born August 1st, 1902 in Antwerp.
Died November 12th, 1958 at 56 years old in Antwerp.
Jakob Brendel
Olympic wrestler (1907-1964).
Born September 18th, 1907 in Speyer.
Died February 13th, 1964 at 56 years old in Nuremberg.
Josef Straßberger
German weightlifter.
Born August 20th, 1894 in Kolbermoor.
Died October 10th, 1950 at 56 years old in Munich.
Svetlana Ulmasova
Soviet distance runner.
Born February 4th, 1953 in Novyye Balykly.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 56 years old in Bashkortostan. [ref]
Stasys Šimkus
Lithuanian composer (1887-1943).
Born January 23rd, 1887 in Motiškiai. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1943 at 56 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Göran Larsson
Swimmer.
Born May 24th, 1932 in Uppsala.
Died February 27th, 1989 at 56 years old in Haninge Municipality.
Fritz Dennerlein
Italian swimmer and water polo player (1936–1992).
Born March 14th, 1936 in Portici.
Died October 3rd, 1992 at 56 years old in Naples (traffic collision).
Frans van der Veen
Dutch footballer (1919-1975).
Born March 25th, 1919 in Almelo.
Died May 4th, 1975 at 56 years old
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)