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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Sonja Graf
German-born american chess player.
Born December 16th, 1908 in Munich.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 56 years old in New York City (liver disease).
Lee Calhoun
Athletics competitor (1933–1989).
Born February 23rd, 1933 in Laurel.
Died June 21st, 1989 at 56 years old in Erie.
Giuseppe Vitali
Italian mathematician (1875-1932).
Born August 26th, 1875 in Ravenna.
Died February 29th, 1932 at 56 years old in Bologna.
Alexander Potebnja
Russian philosopher (1835-1891).
Born September 22nd, 1835 in Romensky Uyezd.
Died December 11th, 1891 at 56 years old in Kharkiv.
Mikheil Javakhishvili
Soviet writer (1880–1937).
Born November 20th, 1880 in Tserakvi.
Died September 30th, 1937 at 56 years old in Tbilisi (gunshot wound).
Viggo Jensen
Danish sportsman (1874–1930).
Born June 22nd, 1874 in Copenhagen.
Died November 2nd, 1930 at 56 years old in Copenhagen.
Azad Rahimov
Azerbaijani politician.
Born October 8th, 1964 in Baku.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Jef Lambeaux
Belgian sculptor (1852-1908).
Born January 14th, 1852 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1908 at 56 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Bertalan Szemere
Prime minister of hungary (1812-1869).
Born August 27th, 1812 in Vatta.
Died January 18th, 1869 at 56 years old in Pest.
Peretz Markish
Soviet yiddish poet and playwright.
Born December 7th, 1895 in Polonne.
Died August 12th, 1952 at 56 years old in Lubyanka Building.
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