Dead at age 56
683 Notable deaths
Mikheil Javakhishvili
Soviet writer (1880–1937).
Born November 20th, 1880 in Tserakvi.
Died September 30th, 1937 at 56 years old in Tbilisi (gunshot wound).
Olle Hellbom
Swedish regisseur and director (1925–1982).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died June 5th, 1982 at 56 years old in Stockholm (stomach cancer).
Shōichi Nakagawa
Minister of finance of japan (1953-2009).
Born July 19th, 1953 in Shibuya-ku.
Died October 4th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Marcel Granet
French sociologist (1884-1940).
Born February 29th, 1884 in Luc-en-Diois.
Died November 25th, 1940 at 56 years old in Sceaux.
Hans Heyerdahl
Norwegian painter (1857-1913).
Born July 8th, 1857 in Smedjebacken. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1913 at 56 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Akio Kaminaga
Japanese judoka (1936-1993).
Born December 22nd, 1936 in Sendai.
Died March 21st, 1993 at 56 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer).
Jacob Tullin Thams
Sportsman.
Born April 7th, 1898 in Christiania.
Died July 27th, 1954 at 56 years old in Oslo.
Evald Schorm
Czech film and theatre director (1931-1988).
Born December 15th, 1931 in Prague.
Died December 14th, 1988 at 56 years old in Prague.
Vladimir Popovkin
Retired russian general and former head of the federal space agency roscosmos.
Born September 25th, 1957 in Dushanbe.
Died June 18th, 2014 at 56 years old in Petah Tikva (cancer).
Richard Dembo
Film director (1948-2004).
Born May 24th, 1948 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2004 at 56 years old in Paris. [ref]
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What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller