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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Alberto Nepomuceno
Brazilian composer and conductor (1864-1920).
Born July 6th, 1864 in Fortaleza.
Died October 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Shōichi Nakagawa
Minister of finance of japan (1953-2009).
Born July 19th, 1953 in Shibuya.
Died October 4th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
George Hilsdon
English footballer (1885–1941).
Born August 10th, 1885 in London Borough of Bromley.
Died September 10th, 1941 at 56 years old in Leicester.
Frederick of Hohenau
German noble (1857-1914).
Born May 21st, 1857 in Dresden.
Died April 15th, 1914 at 56 years old in Ochla.
Vladimir Popovkin
Retired russian general and former head of the federal space agency roscosmos.
Born September 25th, 1957 in Dushanbe.
Died June 18th, 2014 at 56 years old in Petah Tikva (cancer).
Bill Carr
American sprinter (1909–1966).
Born October 24th, 1909 in Pine Bluff.
Died January 14th, 1966 at 56 years old in Tokyo.
Duchess Olga of Württemberg
German duchess (1876-1932).
Born March 1st, 1876 in Stuttgart.
Died October 21st, 1932 at 56 years old in Ludwigsburg.
Otto Jahn
German classical philologist, archaeologist and musicologist (1813-1869).
Died September 9th, 1869 at 56 years old in Göttingen.
Allan Wilson
New zealand biologist (1934-1991).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Ngāruawāhia.
Died July 21st, 1991 at 56 years old in Seattle, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Prežihov Voranc
Slovenian writer (1893-1950).
Born August 10th, 1893 in Ravne na Koroškem.
Died February 18th, 1950 at 56 years old in Maribor. [ref]
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