Dead at age 56

683 Notable deaths

August von Hayek

Austrian botanist (1871-1928).

Born December 14th, 1871 in Vienna.

Died June 11th, 1928 at 56 years old in Vienna.

Rainer Hasler

Liechtenstein footballer (1958-2014).

Born July 2nd, 1958 in Vaduz.

Died October 29th, 2014 at 56 years old

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.

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 (1963–2020).

Born September 11th, 1963 in Potenza. [ref]

Died April 8th, 2020 at 56 years old in Potenza. [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 (1909–1966).

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.

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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi