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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
Benyamin Sueb
Indonesian actor (1939-1995).
Born March 5th, 1939 in Kota Tua Jakarta.
Died September 5th, 1995 at 56 years old in Jakarta.
Takeo Watanabe
Japanese musician and composer (1933-1989).
Born April 16th, 1933 in Tokyo Prefecture. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1989 at 56 years old
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1950-2006).
Born March 6th, 1950 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2006 at 56 years old in Suginami-ku (lung cancer). [ref]
Dorando Pietri
Italian distance runner.
Born October 16th, 1885 in Correggio.
Died February 7th, 1942 at 56 years old in Sanremo (myocardial infarction).
Lang Jeffries
American actor (1930-1987).
Born June 7th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 56 years old in Huntington Beach.
Hans Graf von Sponeck
German general.
Born February 12th, 1888 in Düsseldorf.
Died July 23rd, 1944 at 56 years old in Germersheim (ballistic trauma).
Juan José Torres
61th bolivian president (1920-1976).
Born March 5th, 1920 in Cochabamba.
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 56 years old in San Andrés de Giles.
Leonid Krasin
Soviet diplomat (1870-1926).
Born July 27th, 1870 in Kurgan. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1926 at 56 years old in London (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Juice Leskinen
Finnish musician (1950-2006).
Born February 19th, 1950 in Juankoski. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2006 at 56 years old in Tampere (diabetes, liver cirrhosis, kidney failure). [ref]
Lance Blanks
American basketball player.
Born September 9th, 1966 in Del Rio.
Died May 3rd, 2023 at 56 years old in Dallas. [ref]
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