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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
William Thierry Preyer
German physiologist (1841-1897).
Born July 4th, 1841 in Manchester.
Died July 15th, 1897 at 56 years old in Wiesbaden.
Carl Zeller
Austrian lawyer and composer (1842-1898).
Born June 19th, 1842 in Sankt Peter in der Au.
Died August 17th, 1898 at 56 years old in Weikersdorf (pneumonia).
Aleksey Shakhmatov
Russian philologist (1864–1920).
Born June 17th, 1864 in Narva.
Died August 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Dmitry Medvedev
Soviet partisan and hero (1898–1954).
Born August 22nd, 1898 in Bezhitsa.
Died December 14th, 1954 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Louis Versiglia
Italian roman catholic missionary, bishop and saint (1873–1930).
Born June 10th, 1873 in Oliva Gessi.
Died February 25th, 1930 at 56 years old in Lianzhou.
Marcel Granet
French sociologist (1884-1940).
Born February 29th, 1884 in Luc-en-Diois.
Died November 25th, 1940 at 56 years old in Sceaux.
Olle Hellbom
Swedish regisseur and director (1925–1982).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died June 5th, 1982 at 56 years old in Stockholm (stomach cancer).
Gabriel Davioud
French architect (1824–1881).
Born October 30th, 1824 in rue de Verneuil. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1881 at 56 years old in boulevard Saint-Germain.
Edward Cronjager
American cinematographer (1904-1960).
Born March 21st, 1904 in New York City.
Died June 15th, 1960 at 56 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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