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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Julius Carry
American actor (1952-2008).
Born March 12th, 1952 in Chicago.
Died August 19th, 2008 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Carl Betz
American stage, film and television actor (1921-1978).
Born March 9th, 1921 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Mehboob Khan
Film director (1906–1964).
Born September 9th, 1907 in Bilimora.
Died May 28th, 1964 at 56 years old in Mumbai.
Jackson C. Frank
American musician.
Born March 2nd, 1943 in Buffalo.
Died March 3rd, 1999 at 56 years old in Great Barrington (pneumonia).
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
Prince of france (1838-1894).
Born August 24th, 1838 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1894 at 56 years old in Stowe. [ref]
William Ellsworth Robinson
American magician (1861–1918).
Born April 2nd, 1861 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 1918 at 56 years old in London.
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
Bavarian princess; wife of maximilian anton, hereditary prince of thurn and taxis (1834-1890).
Born April 4th, 1834 in Munich.
Died May 16th, 1890 at 56 years old in Regensburg (stomach cancer).
Gauhar Jaan
Indian singer and dancer (1873-1930).
Born June 26th, 1873 in Azamgarh.
Died January 17th, 1930 at 56 years old in Mysore.
Denny Hulme
New zealand racing driver (1936–1992).
Born June 18th, 1936 in Motueka.
Died October 4th, 1992 at 56 years old in Mount Panorama Circuit (myocardial infarction).
James Coco
Actor (1930-1987).
Born March 2nd, 1930 in New York City.
Died February 25th, 1987 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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