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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Nora Ikstena
Latvian writer (1969-2026).
Born October 15th, 1969 in Riga.
Died January 4th, 2026 at 56 years old [ref]
Yohanan Aharoni
Israeli archaeologist and historical geographer (1919–1976).
Born June 7th, 1919 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died February 9th, 1976 at 56 years old in Tel Aviv.
Akio Kaminaga
Japanese judoka (1936-1993).
Born December 22nd, 1936 in Sendai.
Died March 21st, 1993 at 56 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer).
Stefania Wilczyńska
Polish teacher.
Born May 26th, 1886 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1942 at 56 years old in Treblinka extermination camp. [ref]
Maria Micaela Desmaisieres
Spanish saint (1809–1865).
Born January 1st, 1809 in Madrid.
Died August 24th, 1865 at 56 years old in Valencia (cholera).
Anton Romako
Austrian artist (1832–1889).
Born October 20th, 1832 in Atzgersdorf.
Died March 8th, 1889 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
German landscape artist (1807-1863).
Born September 5th, 1807 in Jülich.
Died September 11th, 1863 at 56 years old in Karlsruhe.
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
French astronomer and mathematician (1816-1872).
Born April 9th, 1816 in Lusigny-sur-Barse.
Died August 5th, 1872 at 56 years old in Cherbourg (maritime accident, drowning).
Gustav Wied
Writer (1858-1914).
Born March 6th, 1858 in Holmegård.
Died October 24th, 1914 at 56 years old in Roskilde (cyanide poisoning).
Hans Heyerdahl
Norwegian painter (1857-1913).
Born July 8th, 1857 in Smedjebacken.
Died October 10th, 1913 at 56 years old in Oslo.
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