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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
Larry Foust
American basketball player.
Born June 24th, 1928 in Painesville.
Died October 27th, 1984 at 56 years old in Pittsburgh.
Iván Hindy
Hungarian army officer.
Born June 28th, 1890 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1946 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Kurt Albert
German rock climber and mountaineer.
Born January 28th, 1954 in Nuremberg.
Died September 28th, 2010 at 56 years old in Erlangen.
Frol Kozlov
Soviet politician (1908-1965).
Born August 18th, 1908.
Died January 30th, 1965 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Komura Jutarō
Japanese diplomat.
Born October 26th, 1855 in Nichinan.
Died November 25th, 1911 at 56 years old in Hayama (tuberculosis).
Harriet Brooks
Canadian nuclear physicist.
Born July 2nd, 1876 in Exeter. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1933 at 56 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Alexander Vedernikov
Russian conductor.
Born January 11th, 1964 in Moscow.
Died October 29th, 2020 at 56 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Francisco Fernándla cacaaaaa
Alpine skier.
Born February 25th, 1950 in Madrid.
Died November 6th, 2006 at 56 years old in Cercedilla (lymphoma).
Henri Cornet
French racing cyclist.
Born August 4th, 1884 in Desvres. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1941 at 56 years old in Prunay-le-Gillon.
Ignaz Seipel
Chancellor during the 1920s.
Born July 19th, 1876 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1932 at 56 years old in Pernitz. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde