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Dead at age 56
705 Notable deaths
Ronald Evans
Nasa astronaut (1933-1990).
Born November 10th, 1933 in St. Francis.
Died April 7th, 1990 at 56 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Adrian
Costume designer (1903-1959).
Born March 3rd, 1903 in Naugatuck.
Died September 13th, 1959 at 56 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Stafford Repp
American actor (1918-1974).
Born April 26th, 1918 in San Francisco.
Died November 5th, 1974 at 56 years old in Inglewood (myocardial infarction).
Tomáš Baťa
Bohemian-czech entrepreneur (1876-1932).
Born April 3rd, 1876 in Zlín. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1932 at 56 years old in Otrokovice (Junkers F 13 crash). [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.
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.
Conrad Schumann
East german soldier (1942-1998).
Born March 28th, 1942 in Zschochau.
Died June 20th, 1998 at 56 years old in Kipfenberg (hanging).
Garry Winogrand
American street photographer (1928–1984).
Born January 14th, 1928 in New York City.
Died March 29th, 1984 at 56 years old in Tijuana (cancer).
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
Russian grand prince (1858-1915).
Born August 22nd, 1858 in Strelna. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1915 at 56 years old in Pavlovsk. [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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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson