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Dead at age 56
722 Notable deaths
Perween Rahman
Pakistani activist (1957–2013).
Born January 22nd, 1957 in Dhaka.
Died March 13th, 2013 at 56 years old in Karachi.
Pino Puglisi
Italian beatified priest (1937–1993).
Born September 15th, 1937 in Palermo.
Died September 15th, 1993 at 56 years old in Palermo.
Taiki Matsuno
Japanese voice actor.
Born October 16th, 1967 in Shinagawa-ku.
Died June 26th, 2024 at 56 years old in Tokyo (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Hamed Bakayoko
Prime minister of ivory coast (2020-2021).
Born March 8th, 1965 in Abidjan. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2021 at 56 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (cancer). [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]
Frank Shuman
American inventor (1862–1918).
Born January 23rd, 1862 in Brooklyn.
Died April 28th, 1918 at 56 years old in Philadelphia.
Vanna Bonta
Italian-american writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014).
Born April 3rd, 1958 in Florence.
Died July 8th, 2014 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Eva Gore-Booth
Irish writer and activist.
Born May 22nd, 1870 in County Sligo. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1926 at 56 years old in London. [ref]
Oskar Barnack
German optical engineer (1879–1936).
Born November 1st, 1879 in Lynow.
Died January 16th, 1936 at 56 years old in Bad Nauheim (pneumonia).
Franco Basaglia
Italian psychiatrist and neurologist (1924-1980).
Born March 11th, 1924 in Venice.
Died August 29th, 1980 at 56 years old in Venice (cancer). [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr