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Dead at age 56
706 Notable deaths
Launceston Elliot
Scottish weightlifter.
Born June 9th, 1874 in Mumbai.
Died August 8th, 1930 at 56 years old in Melbourne.
Alexander Dutov
Russian general (1864-1921).
Born August 18th, 1864 in Kazaly.
Died March 7th, 1921 at 56 years old in Shuiding.
Beauford H. Jester
American politician (1893-1949).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Corsicana.
Died July 11th, 1949 at 56 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction).
Boris Borisovich Yegorov
Soviet cosmonaut (1937–1994).
Born November 26th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died September 12th, 1994 at 56 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Aleksandr Kurlovich
Belarusian weightlifter.
Born July 27th, 1961 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2018 at 56 years old in Hrodna. [ref]
Richard Dehmel
German poet (1863-1920).
Born November 18th, 1863 in Münchehofe.
Died February 8th, 1920 at 56 years old in Blankenese.
Franz Borkenau
Austrian writer (1900–1957).
Born December 15th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died May 22nd, 1957 at 56 years old in Zurich (myocardial infarction).
Ignaz Seipel
Chancellor during the 1920s.
Born July 19th, 1876 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1932 at 56 years old in Pernitz. [ref]
Marcello Giordani
Italian operatic tenor (1963-2019).
Born January 25th, 1963 in Augusta.
Died October 5th, 2019 at 56 years old in Augusta (myocardial infarction).
Fritz Noether
German-born mathematician.
Born October 7th, 1884 in Erlangen.
Died September 10th, 1941 at 56 years old in Oryol (gunshot wound).
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