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Dead at age 56
706 Notable deaths
Dany Chamoun
Lebanese politician (1934-1990).
Born August 26th, 1934 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died October 21st, 1990 at 56 years old in Beirut.
Ali of Hejaz
King and grand sharif (1879–1935).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Mecca.
Died February 14th, 1935 at 56 years old in Baghdad.
Jane Bowles
American novelist, playwright (1917-1973).
Born February 22nd, 1917 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 1973 at 56 years old in Málaga (stroke).
Prince François d’Orléans
French prince (1961–2017).
Born February 7th, 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2017 at 56 years old in Nantes. [ref]
Niko Pirosmani
Georgian artist (1862-1918).
Born May 5th, 1862 in Mirzaani. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1918 at 56 years old in Tbilisi (mal nutrition, liver failure). [ref]
Herbert James Draper
British painter (1863-1920).
Born November 26th, 1863 in London.
Died September 22nd, 1920 at 56 years old in London.
Chip Reese
American poker player.
Born March 28th, 1951 in Centerville.
Died December 4th, 2007 at 56 years old in Las Vegas (pneumonia). [ref]
Tony Grealish
Professional footballer (1956-2013).
Born September 21st, 1956 in Paddington.
Died April 23rd, 2013 at 56 years old in Devon (cancer).
Sascha Schneider
German artist (1870–1927).
Born September 21st, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 18th, 1927 at 56 years old in Świnoujście.
August Oetker
German food scientist (1862-1918).
Born January 6th, 1862 in Obernkirchen.
Died January 10th, 1918 at 56 years old in Bielefeld.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel