Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Henry John Stephen Smith
British mathematician (1826-1883).
Born November 2nd, 1826 in Dublin.
Died February 9th, 1883 at 56 years old in Oxford.
Edmond François Valentin About
French writer and critic (1828-1885).
Born February 14th, 1828 in Dieuze.
Died January 17th, 1885 at 56 years old in rue de Douai.
Mike Silliman
Basketball player (1944-2000).
Born May 5th, 1944 in Louisville.
Died June 16th, 2000 at 56 years old in Louisville.
Aleksandr Stoletov
Russian physicist (1839–1896).
Born August 10th, 1839 in Vladimir.
Died May 28th, 1896 at 56 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Andriy Bal
Ukrainian footballer (1958-2014).
Born February 16th, 1958 in Rozdil. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2014 at 56 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
George O. Abell
American astronomer (1927—1983).
Born March 1st, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died October 7th, 1983 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Vincent Richards
Us tennis player (1903–1959).
Born March 20th, 1903 in Yonkers.
Died September 28th, 1959 at 56 years old in New York City.
George B. Seitz
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1888-1944).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Boston.
Died July 8th, 1944 at 56 years old in Hollywood.
Thomas Brasch
German author, poet and film director (1945-2001).
Born February 19th, 1945 in Westow.
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 56 years old in Berlin (heart failure).
Otto Nerz
German football player and coach (1892–1949).
Born October 21st, 1892 in Hechingen.
Died April 19th, 1949 at 56 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 7 (meningitis).
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