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Dead at age 56
707 Notable deaths
Mercedes Prat
Spanish religious.
Born March 6th, 1880 in Barcelona.
Died July 24th, 1936 at 56 years old in Barcelona.
Vitaly Chekhover
Russian chess player (1908-1965).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 11th, 1965 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Harry Myers
American actor (1882–1938).
Born September 5th, 1882 in New Haven.
Died December 25th, 1938 at 56 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Hans Boeckh-Behrens
German general and knight's cross recipients (1898–1955).
Born November 27th, 1898 in Wernigerode.
Died February 13th, 1955 at 56 years old in prisoner-of-war camp.
Ahmet Hadžipašić
Bosnia and herzegovina politician (1952-2008).
Died July 23rd, 2008 at 56 years old in Zenica (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
György Petri
Hungarian poet, translator, journalist (1943–2000).
Born December 22nd, 1943 in Budapest.
Died July 16th, 2000 at 56 years old in Budapest (laryngeal cancer).
John Biller
American athlete (1877–1934).
Born November 14th, 1877 in Newark.
Died March 26th, 1934 at 56 years old in New York City.
Paul Wolf
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder.
Born October 5th, 1915 in Madison.
Died August 14th, 1972 at 56 years old in Pasadena.
Richard Sheldon
American shot put and discus olympian (1878-1935).
Born July 9th, 1878 in Rutland.
Died January 23rd, 1935 at 56 years old in New York City.
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