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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria
Austrian archduke (1895-1952).
Born April 13th, 1895 in Vienna.
Died January 19th, 1952 at 56 years old in Nice.
Jean Epstein
French film director, essayist and novelist.
Born March 25th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 56 years old in Paris (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Nicolas Grunitzky
Togolese president (1913-1969).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Atakpamé.
Died September 27th, 1969 at 56 years old in Paris (traffic collision).
Anthony Boucher
Editor, novelist, short story writer (1911-1968).
Born August 21st, 1911 in Oakland.
Died April 29th, 1968 at 56 years old in Oakland (lung cancer).
Said Halim Pasha
Ottoman grand vizier.
Born January 18th, 1865 in Cairo.
Died December 6th, 1921 at 56 years old in Rome.
Seyni Kountché
Nigerien president (1931-1987).
Born July 1st, 1931 in Fandou Béri.
Died November 10th, 1987 at 56 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Otto Bauer
Austrian social democrat (1881-1938).
Born September 5th, 1881 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1938 at 56 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Eferding. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1956 at 56 years old in Schruns. [ref]
Vanna Bonta
Italian-american writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014).
Born April 3rd, 1958 in United States of America.
Died July 8th, 2014 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Frank Shuman
American inventor (1862-1918).
Born January 23rd, 1862 in Brooklyn.
Died April 28th, 1918 at 56 years old in Philadelphia.
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown