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Dead at age 56

635 Notable deaths

Zenón Noriega

President of peru (1900-1957).

Born July 12th, 1900 in Jesús District.

Died May 7th, 1957 at 56 years old in Lima.

Saratu Gidado

Nigerian actress.

Born January 17th, 1968 in Gombe State.

Died April 9th, 2024 at 56 years old in Kano State. [ref]

Katya Paskaleva

Bulgarian actress.

Born September 18th, 1945 in Petrich.

Died July 23rd, 2002 at 56 years old in Sofia (pancreatic cancer).

Emil Lederer

German economist and sociologist (1882–1939).

Born July 22nd, 1882 in Plzeň. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1939 at 56 years old in New York City.

Alfred Neumann

German writer.

Born October 15th, 1895 in Lidzbark. [ref]

Died October 3rd, 1952 at 56 years old in Lugano.

Frits Van den Berghe

Painter (1883-1939).

Born April 3rd, 1883 in Ghent. [ref]

Died September 23rd, 1939 at 56 years old in Ghent. [ref]

Nachman Syrkin

Political theorist.

Born February 23rd, 1868 in Mogilev.

Died September 6th, 1924 at 56 years old in New York City.

Matthew Betz

Actor (1881-1938).

Born September 13th, 1881 in St. Louis.

Died January 26th, 1938 at 56 years old in Sawtelle.

Minouche Barelli

French-monégasque singer.

Born December 13th, 1947 in Paris. [ref]

Died February 20th, 2004 at 56 years old in Monaco. [ref]

Maurice Tillieux

Comic artist, writer.

Born August 7th, 1921 in Huy. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 1978 at 56 years old in Tours (traffic collision). [ref]

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