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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
Melvin Purvis
Fbi agent.
Born October 24th, 1903 in Timmonsville.
Died February 29th, 1960 at 56 years old in Florence.
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979).
Born April 22nd, 1922 in Nogales. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1979 at 56 years old in Cuernavaca (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Roger Miller
American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (1936–1992).
Born January 2nd, 1936 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1992 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, esophageal cancer, laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Alfred Jodl
German general and convicted war criminal (1890-1946).
Born May 10th, 1890 in Würzburg.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 56 years old in Nuremberg (hanging). [ref]
Marie Colvin
American journalist, war reporter.
Born January 12th, 1956 in Oyster Bay.
Died February 22nd, 2012 at 56 years old in Homs. [ref]
Liaquat Ali Khan
First prime minister of the islamic republic of pakistan (1895-1951).
Born October 1st, 1895 in Karnal.
Died October 16th, 1951 at 56 years old in Rawalpindi.
Charles Rocket
American actor, comedian (1949-2005).
Born August 24th, 1949 in Bangor.
Died October 7th, 2005 at 56 years old in Canterbury (shock). [ref]
Billy Mitchell
United states army general during world war i.
Born December 29th, 1879 in Nice.
Died February 19th, 1936 at 56 years old in New York City (influenza).
Eddie Rabbitt
American country music singer-songwriter.
Born November 27th, 1941 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1998 at 56 years old in Nashville (lung cancer). [ref]
Yuan Shikai
Chinese military and government official (1859-1916).
Born September 16th, 1859 in Xiangcheng City.
Died June 6th, 1916 at 56 years old in Beijing (uremia).
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