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Dead at age 56
706 Notable deaths
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 United States of America.
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]
Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria
Austrian archduke (1895-1952).
Born April 13th, 1895 in Vienna.
Died January 19th, 1952 at 56 years old in Nice.
Emmanuel Sanon
Haitian footballer and manager (1951-2008).
Born June 25th, 1951 in Port-au-Prince.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 56 years old in Orlando (pancreatic cancer). [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.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon