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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
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]
Alexei Khomyakov
Russian philosopher (1804-1860).
Born May 13th, 1804 in Moscow.
Died October 5th, 1860 at 56 years old in Speshnevo-Ivanovskoe (cholera).
Emmanuel Sanon
Haitian footballer (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.
Franklin Knight Lane
American politician (1864–1921).
Born July 15th, 1864 in Queens County.
Died May 18th, 1921 at 56 years old in Rochester.
Cornelius Krieghoff
Dutch canadian painter (1815-1872).
Born June 19th, 1815 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1872 at 56 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Wilson Mizner
American writer.
Born May 19th, 1876 in Benicia.
Died April 3rd, 1933 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
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]
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