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Dead at age 56
722 Notable deaths
Henriëtte Bosmans
Dutch composer (1895-1952).
Born December 6th, 1895 in Amsterdam.
Died July 2nd, 1952 at 56 years old in Amsterdam (stomach cancer).
Wilhelm Murr
German politician (1888-1945).
Born December 16th, 1888 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 56 years old in Egg (cyanide poisoning).
Ion Inculeț
President of moldova (1884-1940).
Born April 5th, 1884 in Răzeni.
Died November 18th, 1940 at 56 years old in Bucharest.
Ernesto de Martino
Italian anthropologist and ethnographer (1908-1965).
Born December 1st, 1908 in Naples.
Died May 9th, 1965 at 56 years old in Rome (cancer).
Maciej Rataj
Marshal of the polish sejm.
Born February 19th, 1884 in Peremozhne.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 56 years old in Palmiry (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).
René Schick
President of nicaragua from 1963 to 1966.
Born November 23rd, 1909 in Managua.
Died August 3rd, 1966 at 56 years old in Managua (myocardial infarction).
Bernhard Schmidt
Baltic german astronomer (1879-1935).
Born April 11th, 1879 in Naissaar. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1935 at 56 years old in Bergedorf. [ref]
Charlie Roberts
English footballer and manager (1883-1939).
Born April 6th, 1883 in Darlington.
Died August 7th, 1939 at 56 years old in Manchester.
Meir Banai
Israeli singer.
Born July 5th, 1960 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2017 at 56 years old in Hemed (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Natalya Gundareva
Soviet and russian actress.
Born August 28th, 1948 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2005 at 56 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy