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Dead at age 56
722 Notable deaths
Bob Feerick
American basketball player, coach, executive (1920–1976).
Born January 2nd, 1920 in San Francisco.
Died June 8th, 1976 at 56 years old in Oakland.
Arthur Johnston
American composer (1898-1954).
Born January 10th, 1898 in New York City.
Died May 1st, 1954 at 56 years old in Corona del Mar.
Shadi Abdel Salam
Egyptian film director (1930–1986).
Born March 15th, 1930 in Alexandria.
Died October 9th, 1986 at 56 years old in Cairo.
Severo Sarduy
Cuban writer (1937-1993).
Born February 25th, 1937 in Camagüey.
Died June 8th, 1993 at 56 years old in Paris (AIDS related disease).
Giulio Racah
Israeli mathematician (1909-1965).
Born February 9th, 1909 in Florence.
Died August 28th, 1965 at 56 years old in Florence (asphyxia).
Fernand Labori
French lawyer and politician (1860-1917).
Born April 18th, 1860 in Reims.
Died March 14th, 1917 at 56 years old in Paris.
August von Hayek
Austrian botanist (1871-1928).
Born December 14th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died June 11th, 1928 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Osip Piatnitsky
Russian bolshevik (1882-1938).
Born January 29th, 1882 in Ukmergė.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Micha Josef Berdyczewski
Ukrainian jewish writer (1865–1921).
Born August 19th, 1865 in Medzhybizh. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1921 at 56 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Isaac Grünewald
Swedish artist (1889-1946).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Stockholms jewish community. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1946 at 56 years old in Oslo (aviation accident). [ref]
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