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Dead at age 56
683 Notable deaths
Pascal Yoadimnadji
Prime minister (1950-2007).
Born April 8th, 1950 in Chad, Béboto. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2007 at 56 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gheorghe Tătaru
Romanian footballer (1948-2004).
Born May 5th, 1948 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2004 at 56 years old in Iași. [ref]
Kathleen Nord
East german swimmer.
Born December 26th, 1965 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2022 at 56 years old in Elmshorn. [ref]
Karel Treybal
Czech chess player (1885-1941).
Born February 2nd, 1885 in Kotopeky. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1941 at 56 years old in Prague.
Alexandra Gripenberg
Finnish social activist, author, editor, newspaper publisher, and elected politician (1857-1913).
Born August 30th, 1857 in Kurkijoki. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1913 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Aloyzas Kveinys
Lithuanian chess player (1962-2018).
Born July 9th, 1962 in Vilnius.
Died July 26th, 2018 at 56 years old [ref]
Dunc Munro
Ice hockey player (1901-1958).
Born January 19th, 1901 in Moray.
Died January 3rd, 1958 at 56 years old in Montreal.
György Petri
Hungarian writer (1943-2000).
Born December 22nd, 1943 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2000 at 56 years old in Budapest (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Pavel Blonsky
Ukrainian psychologist.
Born May 26th, 1884 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1941 at 56 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Arpiar Arpiarian
Armenian writer.
Born December 21st, 1851 in Istanbul.
Died February 12th, 1908 at 56 years old in Cairo.
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