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Dead at age 56
636 Notable deaths
Cyrille Adoula
Congolese prime minister, ambassador (1921-1978).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Kinshasa.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lausanne.
Pyotr Leshchenko
Russian singer.
Born June 14th, 1898 in Isaieve.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 56 years old in Târgu Ocna (ulcer). [ref]
George Washington Lambert
Australian artist (1873-1930).
Born September 13th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1930 at 56 years old in Cobbitty. [ref]
Daniel F. Galouye
American writer.
Born February 11th, 1920 in New Orleans.
Died September 7th, 1976 at 56 years old in New Orleans.
Aleksei Gastev
Russian trade unionist (1882-1939).
Born October 8th, 1882 in Suzdal.
Died April 15th, 1939 at 56 years old in Kommunarka (ballistic trauma).
C. Henry Gordon
Actor.
Born June 17th, 1884 in New York City.
Died December 3rd, 1940 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Ronnie Bucknum
Racecar driver.
Born April 5th, 1936 in Alhambra.
Died April 23rd, 1992 at 56 years old in San Luis Obispo (diabetes).
Dimitrios Gounaris
Greek politician (1866-1922).
Born January 17th, 1866 in Patras.
Died November 28th, 1922 at 56 years old in Memorial of the Six, Goudi (ballistic trauma).
Kei Tomiyama
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1938-1995).
Born October 31st, 1938 in Anshan (China).
Died September 25th, 1995 at 56 years old in Shinjuku (pancreatic cancer).
Ruslana Pysanka
Ukrainian actress and cinematographer (1965–2022).
Born November 17th, 1965 in Kyiv.
Died July 19th, 2022 at 56 years old in Kaiserslautern. [ref]
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