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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
Hugo Haase
German jurist, politician (spd), and pacifist (1863-1919).
Born September 29th, 1863 in Olsztyn.
Died November 7th, 1919 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Taiki Matsuno
Japanese voice actor (1967–2024).
Born October 16th, 1967 in Shinagawa-ku.
Died June 26th, 2024 at 56 years old (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe
Regent of the principality of lippe.
Born July 20th, 1859 in Bückeburg.
Died July 9th, 1916 at 56 years old in Bonn.
Launceston Elliot
Scottish weightlifter.
Born June 9th, 1874 in Mumbai.
Died August 8th, 1930 at 56 years old in Melbourne.
Alf Prøysen
Norwegian singer-songwriter and author (1914-1970).
Born July 23rd, 1914 in Rudshøgda.
Died November 23rd, 1970 at 56 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Bill Durnan
Canadian ice hockey player (1916-1972).
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 31st, 1972 at 56 years old (kidney failure).
Aleksandr Kurlovich
Belarusian weightlifter.
Born July 27th, 1961 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2018 at 56 years old in Hrodna. [ref]
Leonid Filatov
Soviet film director (1946-2003).
Born December 24th, 1946 in Kazan.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 56 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Sergei Puskepalis
Russian actor (1966–2022).
Born April 15th, 1966 in Kursk.
Died September 20th, 2022 at 56 years old in Yaroslavl Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]
Richard Dehmel
German poet (1863-1920).
Born November 18th, 1863 in Münchehofe. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1920 at 56 years old in Blankenese. [ref]
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