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Dead at age 56
705 Notable deaths
Kurt Schumacher
German politician (1895-1952).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Chełmno. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1952 at 56 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Walter Rauschenbusch
United states baptist theologian (1861–1918).
Born October 4th, 1861 in Rochester.
Died July 25th, 1918 at 56 years old in Rochester.
Peter Bardens
English keyboardist (1945-2002).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Westminster. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 56 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
Georg Stumme
German general.
Born July 29th, 1886 in Halberstadt.
Died October 24th, 1942 at 56 years old in El Alamein (myocardial infarction).
René Enríquez
Hispanic/latin american actor (1933–1990).
Born November 24th, 1933 in Granada.
Died March 23rd, 1990 at 56 years old in Tarzana (pancreatic cancer).
Lyn Collins
American musician.
Born June 12th, 1948 in Abilene. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2005 at 56 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).
François Tombalbaye
President of chad (1918-1975).
Born June 15th, 1918 in Moyen-Chari Prefecture.
Died April 13th, 1975 at 56 years old in N'Djamena (coup d'état).
John Watson
British theologian and writer 1850-1907.
Born November 3rd, 1850 in Manningtree.
Died May 6th, 1907 at 56 years old in Mount Pleasant.
Victor Bailey
American musician.
Born March 27th, 1960 in Philadelphia.
Died November 11th, 2016 at 56 years old in Stafford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Dany Chamoun
Lebanese politician (1934-1990).
Born August 26th, 1934 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died October 21st, 1990 at 56 years old in Beirut.
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