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Dead at age 56
722 Notable deaths
Christian Dotremont
Artist (1922-1979).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Tervuren.
Died August 20th, 1979 at 56 years old in Buizingen (tuberculosis).
Lucian Bălan
Romanian footballer (1959-2015).
Born June 25th, 1959 in Bucharest.
Died November 12th, 2015 at 56 years old in Baia Mare. [ref]
Stefan Mazurkiewicz
Polish mathematician and cryptographer (1888-1945).
Born September 25th, 1888 in Warsaw.
Died June 19th, 1945 at 56 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Alberto Nepomuceno
Brazilian composer and conductor (1864-1920).
Born July 6th, 1864 in Fortaleza. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
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]
Frederick of Hohenau
German noble (1857-1914).
Born May 21st, 1857 in Dresden.
Died April 15th, 1914 at 56 years old in Ochla, Lubusz Voivodeship.
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).
Bill Carr
American sprinter (1909–1966).
Born October 24th, 1909 in Pine Bluff.
Died January 14th, 1966 at 56 years old in Tokyo.
Duchess Olga of Württemberg
German duchess (1876-1932).
Born March 1st, 1876 in Stuttgart.
Died October 21st, 1932 at 56 years old in Ludwigsburg.
Allan Wilson
New zealand biologist (1934-1991).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Ngāruawāhia.
Died July 21st, 1991 at 56 years old in Seattle, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
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