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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Ottorino Respighi
Italian composer, musicologist and conductor.
Born June 9th, 1879 in Bologna.
Died April 18th, 1936 at 56 years old in Rome (heart failure).
Robert Delaunay
French painter (1885–1941).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Paris.
Died October 25th, 1941 at 56 years old in Montpellier (cancer).
Sally Menke
American film editor (1953-2010).
Born December 17th, 1953 in Mineola.
Died September 27th, 2010 at 56 years old in Bronson Canyon. [ref]
Chithra
Film actress.
Born May 21st, 1965 in Chennai district.
Died August 21st, 2021 at 56 years old in Saligramam (cardiac arrest).
Cathryn Damon
American actress (1930-1987).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Seattle.
Died May 4th, 1987 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980).
Born October 16th, 1923 in Hamburg.
Died June 21st, 1980 at 56 years old in Mallorca (stroke).
Mimi Fariña
American musician (1945–2001).
Born April 30th, 1945 in Palo Alto.
Died July 18th, 2001 at 56 years old in Mill Valley (cancer).
Abu Ali al-Anbari
Is deputy leader (died 2016).
Born October 1st, 1959 in Mosul.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 56 years old in Syria (death in battle).
Paul Éluard
French poet (1895–1952).
Born December 14th, 1895 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1952 at 56 years old in Charenton-le-Pont (myocardial infarction).
Muhammad Abduh
Egyptian islamic jurist, religious scholar and liberal reformer (1849-1905).
Born January 1st, 1849 in Shubra Khit. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1905 at 56 years old in Alexandria (kidney cancer). [ref]
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