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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Arthur Johnston
American composer (1898-1954).
Born January 10th, 1898 in New York City.
Died May 1st, 1954 at 56 years old in Corona del Mar.
Manuel Isidoro Belzu
President of bolivia (1808-1865).
Born April 4th, 1808 in La Paz.
Died March 23rd, 1865 at 56 years old in La Paz.
Shadi Abdel Salam
Egyptian film director (1930–1986).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Alexandria.
Died October 9th, 1986 at 56 years old in Cairo.
Abraham Zevi Idelsohn
Jewish ethnologist, musicologist and composer (1882–1938).
Born June 11th, 1882 in Liepāja.
Died August 15th, 1938 at 56 years old in Johannesburg.
Severo Sarduy
Cuban writer (1937-1993).
Born February 25th, 1937 in Camagüey.
Died June 8th, 1993 at 56 years old in Paris (AIDS related disease).
Giulio Racah
Israeli mathematician (1909-1965).
Born February 9th, 1909 in Florence.
Died August 28th, 1965 at 56 years old in Florence (asphyxia).
Fernand Labori
French lawyer and politician (1860-1917).
Born April 18th, 1860 in Reims.
Died March 14th, 1917 at 56 years old in Paris.
August von Hayek
Austrian botanist (1871-1928).
Born December 14th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died June 11th, 1928 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Roger Agnelli
Brazilian chief executive officer.
Born May 3rd, 1959 in São Paulo.
Died March 19th, 2016 at 56 years old in São Paulo.
Osip Piatnitsky
Russian bolshevik (1882-1938).
Born January 29th, 1882 in Ukmergė.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 56 years old in Moscow.
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