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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Roger Miller
American country musician (1936–1992).
Born January 2nd, 1936 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1992 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer). [ref]
Dane Witherspoon
American actor (1957-2014).
Born December 27th, 1957 in Denton.
Died March 29th, 2014 at 56 years old in Denver.
Charles Rocket
American actor, comedian (1949-2005).
Born August 24th, 1949 in Bangor.
Died October 7th, 2005 at 56 years old in Canterbury (shock). [ref]
Melvin Purvis
Fbi agent (1903–1960).
Born October 24th, 1903 in Timmonsville.
Died February 29th, 1960 at 56 years old in Florence.
Liaquat Ali Khan
1st prime minister of pakistan from 1947 to 1951.
Born October 1st, 1895 in Karnal.
Died October 16th, 1951 at 56 years old in Rawalpindi, West Pakistan.
Brad William Henke
American actor and football player (1966–2022).
Born April 10th, 1966 in Columbus.
Died November 29th, 2022 at 56 years old [ref]
Yuan Shikai
Chinese military and government official (1859–1916).
Born September 16th, 1859 in Xiangcheng City.
Died June 6th, 1916 at 56 years old in Beijing (uremia).
Eddie Rabbitt
American country singer (1941–1998).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died May 7th, 1998 at 56 years old in Nashville (lung cancer).
Billy Mitchell
United states army general during world war i (1879–1936).
Born December 29th, 1879 in Nice.
Died February 19th, 1936 at 56 years old in New York City (influenza).
Max Schreck
German actor (1879-1936).
Born September 6th, 1879 in Berlin.
Died February 20th, 1936 at 56 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
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