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Dead at age 56
683 Notable deaths
Paul Neumann
Austrian swimmer (1875-1932).
Born June 13th, 1875 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1932 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Veikko Huhtanen
Gymnast.
Born June 5th, 1919 in Vyborg.
Died January 29th, 1976 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Seitarō Kitayama
Japanese anime director (1888-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1888 in Wakayama, Tokyo. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1945 at 56 years old in Takaishi, Osaka. [ref]
Hans von Bartels
German artist (1856-1913).
Born December 25th, 1856 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1913 at 56 years old in Munich. [ref]
René Worms
French auditor of the council of state, son of professor of political economics émile worms (1869-1926).
Born December 8th, 1869 in Rennes.
Died February 12th, 1926 at 56 years old in Paris.
Donald McPherson
Canadian figure skater..
Born February 20th, 1945 in Windsor.
Died November 24th, 2001 at 56 years old in Munich (diabetes).
Charles Pélissier
French cyclist.
Born February 20th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1959 at 56 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Theo Mackeben
German composer and conductor (1897-1953).
Born January 5th, 1897 in Starogard Gdański. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1953 at 56 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Miroslav Dvořák
Czechoslovak professional ice hockey defenseman (1951-2008).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Hluboká nad Vltavou.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 56 years old in České Budějovice (esophageal cancer). [ref]
János Garay
Hungarian fencer.
Born February 23rd, 1889 in Budapest.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 56 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp.
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