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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
Christian Dotremont
Artist (1922-1979).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Tervuren. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1979 at 56 years old in Buizingen (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alberto Nepomuceno
Brazilian composer and conductor (1864-1920).
Born July 6th, 1864 in Fortaleza. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Prežihov Voranc
Slovenian writer (1893-1950).
Born August 10th, 1893 in Ravne na Koroškem. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1950 at 56 years old in Maribor. [ref]
Viggo Jensen
Danish sportsman.
Born June 22nd, 1874 in Copenhagen.
Died November 2nd, 1930 at 56 years old in Copenhagen.
Dimitar Dimov
Bulgarian dramatist, novelist and veterinarian (1909-1966).
Born June 25th, 1909 in Lovech.
Died April 1st, 1966 at 56 years old in Bucharest (cerebrovascular disease).
Loyola de Palacio
Spanish politician (1950-2006).
Born September 16th, 1950 in Madrid.
Died December 13th, 2006 at 56 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Stefan Mazurkiewicz
Polish mathematician and cryptographer (1888-1945).
Born September 25th, 1888 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1945 at 56 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. [ref]
August von Hayek
Austrian botanist (1871-1928).
Born December 14th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died June 11th, 1928 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
British egyptologist.
Born December 16th, 1869 in Birmingham.
Died May 18th, 1926 at 56 years old in Oxford.
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