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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
Alfred Hermann Fried
Austrian jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist and nobel peace prize laureate.
Born November 11th, 1864 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1921 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Iraqi politician (1953-2009).
Born January 1st, 1953 in Najaf.
Died August 26th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tehran (lung cancer). [ref]
Wilson Mizner
American writer.
Born May 19th, 1876 in Benicia.
Died April 3rd, 1933 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Adna R. Chaffee, Jr.
United states army general (1884-1941).
Born September 23rd, 1884 in Junction City.
Died August 22nd, 1941 at 56 years old in Boston (cancer).
Radola Gajda
Czechoslovak legioneer, czechoslovak politician and general (1892-1948).
Born February 14th, 1892 in Kotor. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1948 at 56 years old in Prague. [ref]
Nilo Peçanha
President of brazil (1867-1924).
Born October 2nd, 1867 in Campos dos Goytacazes.
Died March 31st, 1924 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Richard Wilhelm
German sinologist.
Born May 10th, 1873 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1930 at 56 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Isaías Medina Angarita
President of venezuela (1897-1953).
Born July 6th, 1897 in San Cristóbal. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1953 at 56 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Franklin Knight Lane
American politician.
Born July 15th, 1864 in Queens County.
Died May 18th, 1921 at 56 years old in Rochester.
José Antonio Aguirre
Basque association football player and politician.
Born March 6th, 1904 in Bilbao.
Died March 22nd, 1960 at 56 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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