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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Paolo Cavara
Italian director and screenwriter (1926–1982).
Born July 4th, 1926 in Bologna.
Died August 7th, 1982 at 56 years old in Rome.
Ivan Bahrianyi
Ukrainian writer and politician (1906–1963).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Okhtyrka. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1963 at 56 years old in Neu-Ulm.
Fran Levstik
Slovene writer, political activist, playwright and critic (1831-1887).
Born September 28th, 1831 in Dolnje Retje.
Died November 16th, 1887 at 56 years old in Ljubljana.
Huang Zunxian
Qing dynasty official, scholar, and writer (1848–1905).
Born April 27th, 1848 in Jiaying Zhou.
Died March 28th, 1905 at 56 years old in Jiaying Zhou.
Yordan Yovkov
Bulgarian writer (1880–1937).
Born November 9th, 1880 in Zheravna. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1937 at 56 years old in Plovdiv (cancer). [ref]
Eduard van der Nüll
Austrian architect (1812–1868).
Born January 9th, 1812 in Vienna.
Died April 4th, 1868 at 56 years old in Vienna (hanging to death).
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
Daughter of nicholas i of russia (1819–1876).
Born August 18th, 1819 in Pavlovsk.
Died February 21st, 1876 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Michele Lupo
Italian film director (1932-1989).
Born December 4th, 1932 in Corleone.
Died June 27th, 1989 at 56 years old in Rome.
Çetin Alp
Turkish musician (1947–2004).
Born June 21st, 1947 in Malatya.
Died May 18th, 2004 at 56 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Quintino Sella
Italian statesman and financier (1827-1884).
Born July 7th, 1827 in Valdilana.
Died March 14th, 1884 at 56 years old in Biella.
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