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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
José Abad Santos
Fifth chief justice of the supreme court of the philippines and served as acting president of the philippines during world war ii.
Born February 19th, 1886 in San Fernando.
Died May 2nd, 1942 at 56 years old in Malabang.
Theodor Kittelsen
Norwegian artist (1857-1914).
Born April 27th, 1857 in Kragerø. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1914 at 56 years old in Jeløya. [ref]
Issam Zahreddine
Major general of the syrian republican guard.
Born September 9th, 1961 in Al-Suwayda.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 56 years old in Deir ez-Zor (explosive device). [ref]
Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans
Prince of france (1869-1926).
Born August 24th, 1869 in Twickenham.
Died March 28th, 1926 at 56 years old in Palermo.
Otto Rasch
Nazi holocaust perpetrator (1891-1948).
Born December 7th, 1891 in Friedrichsruh.
Died November 1st, 1948 at 56 years old (Parkinson's disease).
Antonino Rocca
Italian professional wrestler.
Born April 13th, 1921 in Treviso.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 56 years old in New York City.
Marie Wilson
Us actress (1916-1972).
Born August 19th, 1916 in Anaheim. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1972 at 56 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Michael Zaslow
American actor.
Born November 1st, 1942 in Inglewood.
Died December 6th, 1998 at 56 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Anne Donovan
American basketball player and coach.
Born November 1st, 1961 in Ridgewood.
Died June 13th, 2018 at 56 years old in Wilmington (heart failure). [ref]
Richard Glücks
German general (1889-1945); ss-gruppenführer, head of the inspection of the concentration camps.
Born April 22nd, 1889 in Mönchengladbach.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 56 years old in Flensburg (cyanide poisoning).
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