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Dead at age 56
706 Notable deaths
Lee Calhoun
Athletics competitor.
Born February 23rd, 1933 in Laurel.
Died June 21st, 1989 at 56 years old in Erie.
Giuseppe Vitali
Italian mathematician (1875-1932).
Born August 26th, 1875 in Ravenna.
Died February 29th, 1932 at 56 years old in Bologna.
Mikheil Javakhishvili
Soviet writer (1880–1937).
Born November 20th, 1880 in Tserakvi.
Died September 30th, 1937 at 56 years old in Tbilisi (gunshot wound).
Viggo Jensen
Danish sportsman.
Born June 22nd, 1874 in Copenhagen.
Died November 2nd, 1930 at 56 years old in Copenhagen.
Azad Rahimov
Azerbaijani politician.
Born October 8th, 1964 in Baku.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Jef Lambeaux
Belgian sculptor (1852-1908).
Born January 14th, 1852 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1908 at 56 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Peretz Markish
Soviet yiddish poet and playwright.
Born December 7th, 1895 in Polonne.
Died August 12th, 1952 at 56 years old in Lubyanka Building.
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
English scientist and egyptologist (1869–1926).
Born December 16th, 1869 in Birmingham.
Died May 18th, 1926 at 56 years old in Oxford.
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]
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