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Dead at age 56
706 Notable deaths
Paul Laux
German general and knight's cross recipients (1887–1944).
Born November 11th, 1887 in Weimar.
Died September 2nd, 1944 at 56 years old in Riga.
Mary Hawton
Australian tennis player (1924-1981).
Born September 4th, 1924 in Sydney.
Died January 18th, 1981 at 56 years old in Sydney.
Zenón Noriega
President of peru (1900-1957).
Born July 12th, 1900 in Jesús District.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 56 years old in Lima.
Süleyman Nazif
Turkish poet (1870–1927).
Born January 29th, 1870 in Diyarbakır.
Died January 4th, 1927 at 56 years old in Istanbul (pneumonia).
Givi Chokheli
Soviet footballer (1937-1994).
Born June 27th, 1937 in Telavi.
Died February 25th, 1994 at 56 years old in Tbilisi.
Fulvia Franco
Italian actress (1931-1988).
Born May 21st, 1931 in Trieste.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 56 years old in Rome.
Johannes Schmidt
Danish botanist and marine biologist (1877-1933).
Born January 2nd, 1877 in Jægerspris.
Died February 21st, 1933 at 56 years old in Copenhagen (influenza).
Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky
Russian general (1853-1910).
Born November 14th, 1853 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1910 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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]
Katya Paskaleva
Bulgarian actress.
Born September 18th, 1945 in Petrich.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 56 years old in Sofia (pancreatic cancer).
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