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Dead at age 56
637 Notable deaths
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
British egyptologist.
Born December 16th, 1869 in Birmingham.
Died May 18th, 1926 at 56 years old in Oxford.
Giuseppe Vitali
Italian mathematician (1875-1932).
Born August 26th, 1875 in Ravenna.
Died February 29th, 1932 at 56 years old in Bologna.
Donato Sabia
Italian middle distance runner.
Born September 11th, 1963 in Potenza. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2020 at 56 years old in Potenza (COVID-19). [ref]
Mamia Orakhelashvili
Soviet politician, born 1881.
Born June 10th, 1881 in Kutaisi.
Died December 11th, 1937 at 56 years old
Bill Carr
American sprinter.
Born October 24th, 1909 in Pine Bluff.
Died January 14th, 1966 at 56 years old in Tokyo.
Sonja Graf
German-born american chess player.
Born December 16th, 1908 in Munich.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 56 years old in New York City (liver disease).
Ali of Hejaz
King of hejaz and grand sharif of mecca (1879-1935) (ruled 1924-1925).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Mecca.
Died February 14th, 1935 at 56 years old in Baghdad.
Osip Piatnitsky
Russian bolshevik (1882-1938).
Born January 29th, 1882 in Ukmergė.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Mikheil Javakhishvili
Soviet writer.
Born November 20th, 1880 in Tserakvi.
Died September 30th, 1937 at 56 years old in Tbilisi (ballistic trauma).
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