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Dead at age 56
723 Notable deaths
Irmtraud Morgner
German writer.
Born August 22nd, 1933 in Chemnitz. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1990 at 56 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Édouard Risler
French pianist (1873-1929).
Born February 23rd, 1873 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 21st, 1929 at 56 years old in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Valeriy Priyomykhov
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter, writer (1943-2000).
Born December 26th, 1943 in Belogorsk.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 56 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Romà Forns
Spanish footballer (1885-1942).
Born September 9th, 1885 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1942 at 56 years old in Barcelona.
Donald McPherson
Canadian figure skater. (1945–2001).
Born February 20th, 1945 in Windsor.
Died November 24th, 2001 at 56 years old in Munich (diabetes).
Nikolai Triik
Estonian painter.
Born August 7th, 1884 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1940 at 56 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Otakar Ostrčil
Czech conductor and composer (1879-1935).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1935 at 56 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Yuly Aykhenvald
Russian literary critic (1872–1928).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Balta.
Died December 17th, 1928 at 56 years old in Berlin (tram accident).
Diána Igaly
Sport shooter (1965–2021).
Born January 31st, 1965 in Budapest.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 56 years old in Budapest (COVID-19). [ref]
János Garay
Hungarian fencer (1889–1945).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in Budapest.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 56 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon