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Dead at age 56
705 Notable deaths
Maria Spiridonova
Russian terrorist and politician (1884-1941).
Born October 28th, 1884 in Tambov.
Died September 11th, 1941 at 56 years old in Oryol (gunshot wound).
Richard Connell
American author and journalist (1893-1949).
Born October 17th, 1893 in Poughkeepsie.
Died November 22nd, 1949 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Enrico Mattei
Italian entrepreneur (1906-1962).
Born April 29th, 1906 in Acqualagna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1962 at 56 years old in Bascapè (bomb, aircraft crash).
Roy Glenn
Actor (1914-1971).
Born June 3rd, 1914 in Pittsburg.
Died March 12th, 1971 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Seiichi Miyake
Japanese inventor.
Born February 5th, 1926 in Kurashiki.
Died July 10th, 1982 at 56 years old in Okayama University Hospital.
Akira Mutō
Japanese general (1892–1948).
Born December 15th, 1892 in Hakusui.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 56 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).
Mike Fitzpatrick
American politician.
Born June 28th, 1963 in Philadelphia.
Died January 6th, 2020 at 56 years old in Levittown (melanoma). [ref]
Boris Sidis
American psychiatrist (1867-1923).
Born October 12th, 1867 in Berdychiv.
Died October 24th, 1923 at 56 years old in Portsmouth.
Jack Smith
American filmmaker (1932-1989).
Born November 14th, 1932 in Columbus.
Died September 25th, 1989 at 56 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
Samuel Edward Konkin III
American anarchist.
Born July 8th, 1947 in Saskatchewan.
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 56 years old in Los Angeles, West Los Angeles.
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