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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Evald Schorm
Czech film and theatre director (1931-1988).
Born December 15th, 1931 in Prague.
Died December 14th, 1988 at 56 years old in Prague.
Holbrook Blinn
American actor (1872-1928).
Born January 23rd, 1872 in San Francisco.
Died June 24th, 1928 at 56 years old in Croton-on-Hudson (horse fall).
James T. Farley
American politician (1829-1886).
Born August 6th, 1829 in Albemarle County.
Died January 22nd, 1886 at 56 years old in Jackson.
Olive Tell
American actress (1894-1951).
Born September 27th, 1894 in New York City.
Died June 8th, 1951 at 56 years old in Bellevue Hospital Center (heart failure, skull fracture).
Malcolm Frager
American pianist (1935–1991).
Born January 15th, 1935 in St. Louis.
Died June 20th, 1991 at 56 years old in Lenox.
Juan Manuel Bordeu
Argentine racing driver (1934–1990).
Born January 28th, 1934 in Balcarce.
Died November 24th, 1990 at 56 years old in Buenos Aires (leukemia).
Solomon Mamaloni
Prime minister of the solomon islands (1943-2000).
Born January 23rd, 1943 in Makira. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2000 at 56 years old in Honiara (kidney disease).
Hermann Abert
German musicologist (1871–1927).
Born March 25th, 1871 in Stuttgart.
Died August 13th, 1927 at 56 years old in Stuttgart.
Carolina Carlesimo
Italian painter (1867-1923).
Born April 30th, 1867 in Casalvieri.
Died June 13th, 1923 at 56 years old in Suresnes.
Michał Elwiro Andriolli
Polish artist, architect, and revolutionary (1836–1893).
Born November 2nd, 1836 in Vilnius.
Died August 23rd, 1893 at 56 years old in Nałęczów.
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