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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
French painter (1845–1902).
Born June 10th, 1845 in Batignolles-Monceau.
Died May 26th, 1902 at 56 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
German prince (1846-1902).
Born March 28th, 1846 in Greiz.
Died April 19th, 1902 at 56 years old in Greiz.
Kei Tomiyama
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1938-1995).
Born October 31st, 1938 in Anshan.
Died September 25th, 1995 at 56 years old in Shinjuku (pancreatic cancer).
Larry Foust
American basketball player (1928–1984).
Born June 24th, 1928 in Painesville.
Died October 27th, 1984 at 56 years old in Pittsburgh.
Frol Kozlov
Soviet politician (1908-1965).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Loshchinino.
Died January 30th, 1965 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Robert Antoine Pinchon
French artist (1886-1943).
Died January 9th, 1943 at 56 years old in Bois-Guillaume.
George Washington Lambert
Australian artist (1873–1930).
Born September 13th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 29th, 1930 at 56 years old in Cobbitty.
Harriet Brooks
Canadian nuclear physicist (1876–1933).
Born July 2nd, 1876 in Exeter. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1933 at 56 years old in Montreal. [ref]
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).
Iván Hindy
Hungarian army officer (1890–1946).
Born June 28th, 1890 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1946 at 56 years old in Budapest.
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