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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
Fred Rose
American music producer, publisher and songwriter.
Born August 24th, 1898 in Evansville. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1954 at 56 years old in Nashville. [ref]
George Padmore
Trinidadian anti-colonial writer (1903-1959).
Born June 28th, 1903 in Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago.
Died September 23rd, 1959 at 56 years old in London.
Erich Mühsam
German-jewish antimilitarist anarchist essayist, poet and playwright (1878-1934).
Born April 6th, 1878 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1934 at 56 years old in Oranienburg concentration camp. [ref]
Tony Barton
English footballer and manager (1937-1993).
Born April 8th, 1937 in Sutton.
Died August 20th, 1993 at 56 years old in Hampshire (myocardial infarction).
Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi
Hamas leader (1947-2004).
Born October 23rd, 1947 in Yavne. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2004 at 56 years old in Gaza City. [ref]
René Schneider
Chilean general (1913-1970).
Born December 31st, 1913 in Concepción.
Died October 25th, 1970 at 56 years old in Santiago.
Conrad Schumann
East german soldier (1942-1998).
Born March 28th, 1942 in Zschochau.
Died June 20th, 1998 at 56 years old in Kipfenberg (hanging).
Louis Jean Heydt
American actor (1903-1960).
Born April 17th, 1903 in Montclair.
Died January 29th, 1960 at 56 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
Harry McNish
Scottish carpenter and participant in ernest shackleton's endurance expedition.
Born September 11th, 1874 in Port Glasgow.
Died September 24th, 1930 at 56 years old in Wellington.
Phil Chevron
Irish guitarist.
Born June 17th, 1957 in Dublin.
Died October 8th, 2013 at 56 years old in Dublin (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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