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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Lance Blanks
American basketball player.
Born September 9th, 1966 in Del Rio.
Died May 3rd, 2023 at 56 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Eferding.
Died March 15th, 1956 at 56 years old in Schruns.
Fofi Gennimata
Greek politician (1964–2021).
Born November 17th, 1964 in Ampelokipoi, Athens.
Died October 25th, 2021 at 56 years old in Athens (ileus). [ref]
David McWilliams
Northern irish singer and guitarist (1945–2002).
Born July 4th, 1945 in Belfast.
Died January 8th, 2002 at 56 years old in Ballycastle (myocardial infarction).
Muhammad Mansur Ali
Prime minister of bangladesh in 1975.
Born January 16th, 1919 in Sirajganj District.
Died November 3rd, 1975 at 56 years old in Dhaka.
Akihiko Hirata
Japanese actor (1927-1984).
Born December 16th, 1927 in Seoul.
Died July 25th, 1984 at 56 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Liam Davison
Australian novelist (1957–2014).
Born July 29th, 1957 in Melbourne.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 56 years old in Donetsk Oblast (aviation accident).
Anneliese Kohlmann
German war criminal.
Born March 1st, 1921 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1977 at 56 years old in Berlin, West Berlin.
Andrew Hull Foote
Union navy admiral and united states navy admiral (1806–1863).
Born September 12th, 1806 in New Haven.
Died June 26th, 1863 at 56 years old in New York City.
Otto Bauer
Austrian social democrat (1881-1938).
Born September 5th, 1881 in Vienna.
Died July 4th, 1938 at 56 years old in Paris.
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