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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Spencer Gore
British tennis player (1850–1906).
Born March 10th, 1850 in Wimbledon.
Died April 19th, 1906 at 56 years old in Ramsgate.
Vilbrun Guillaume Sam
President of haiti (1859-1915).
Born March 4th, 1859 in Ouanaminthe.
Died July 28th, 1915 at 56 years old in Port-au-Prince (blunt trauma).
Cara Lott
American pornographic actress.
Born August 6th, 1961 in Huntington Beach. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2018 at 56 years old in Orange County.
Floriano Peixoto
Brazilian politician (1839-1895).
Born April 30th, 1839 in Maceió.
Died July 29th, 1895 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Canadian politician (1807-1864).
Born October 10th, 1807 in Boucherville.
Died February 26th, 1864 at 56 years old in Montreal.
Jean Epstein
French film director, essayist and novelist (1897–1953).
Born March 25th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 56 years old in Paris (cerebrovascular disease).
Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'
Indian writer and activist (1921-1977).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Araria district. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1977 at 56 years old in Bihar. [ref]
Giovanni Pascoli
Italian poet and classical scholar (1855-1912).
Born December 31st, 1855 in San Mauro Pascoli.
Died April 6th, 1912 at 56 years old in Bologna (liver cancer).
Raymond Roussel
French poet, novelist, playwright, musician, and chess enthusiast (1877-1933).
Born January 20th, 1877 in Paris.
Died July 14th, 1933 at 56 years old in Palermo (drug overdose).
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.
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