Dead at age 56
683 Notable deaths
Nachman Syrkin
Political theorist.
Born February 23rd, 1868 in Mogilev.
Died September 6th, 1924 at 56 years old in New York City.
Matthew Betz
American 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 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 20th, 2004 at 56 years old in Monaco.
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]
Anton Aškerc
Slovenian writer.
Born January 9th, 1856 in Rimske Toplice.
Died June 10th, 1912 at 56 years old in Ljubljana.
José Antonio Alonso
Spanish socialist workers' party politician (1960-2017).
Born March 28th, 1960 in León.
Died February 2nd, 2017 at 56 years old in Madrid (lung cancer).
Jean Amrouche
Algerian francophone writer, poet and journalist.
Born February 7th, 1906 in Ighil Ali. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1962 at 56 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
John Willard
American playwright (1885-1942).
Born November 28th, 1885 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1942 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Dmitry Medvedev
Soviet partisan and hero.
Born August 22nd, 1898 in Bezhitsa.
Died December 14th, 1954 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Kuno von Klebelsberg
Hungarian politician, minister of culture (1875–1932).
Born November 13th, 1875 in Pecica.
Died October 12th, 1932 at 56 years old in Budapest.
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