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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
John R. Brinkley
American fraudulent physician (1885-1942).
Died May 26th, 1942 at 56 years old in San Antonio (heart failure).
John Andretti
American racecar driver (1963–2020).
Born March 12th, 1963 in Bethlehem.
Died January 30th, 2020 at 56 years old in Mooresville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Kenneth McMillan
American actor (1932-1989).
Born July 2nd, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died January 8th, 1989 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (liver disease).
Brook Benton
American singer (1931–1988).
Born September 19th, 1931 in Lugoff.
Died April 9th, 1988 at 56 years old in Queens (meningitis).
Paul Blobel
German ss officer and holocaust perpetrator, convicted war criminal (1894–1951).
Born August 13th, 1894 in Potsdam. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1951 at 56 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Edgar Wallace
British crime writer, journalist and playwright (1875–1932).
Born April 1st, 1875 in Greenwich.
Died February 10th, 1932 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
King of mysore (1884–1940).
Born June 4th, 1884 in Mysore.
Died August 3rd, 1940 at 56 years old in Bengaluru Palace.
Bette Nesmith Graham
Inventor, businesswoman (1924–1980).
Born March 23rd, 1924 in Dallas.
Died May 12th, 1980 at 56 years old in Richardson (stroke). [ref]
Bimal Roy
Indian film director (1909–1966).
Born July 12th, 1909 in Dhaka.
Died January 8th, 1966 at 56 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Louis Botha
South african general and politician (1862-1919).
Born September 27th, 1862 in Greytown.
Died August 27th, 1919 at 56 years old in Pretoria (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic).
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