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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
George Formby
English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 56 years old in Preston (myocardial infarction).
Max Schreck
German actor.
Born September 6th, 1879 in Berlin.
Died February 20th, 1936 at 56 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Porfirio Rubirosa
Dominican diplomat, playboy, polo player and racecar driver.
Born January 22nd, 1909 in San Francisco de Macorís.
Died July 5th, 1965 at 56 years old in Paris (traffic collision).
Friedrich Fromm
German general.
Born October 8th, 1888 in Charlottenburg.
Died March 12th, 1945 at 56 years old in Brandenburg-Görden Prison (ballistic trauma).
Don Drysdale
American baseball player.
Born July 23rd, 1936 in Van Nuys.
Died July 3rd, 1993 at 56 years old in Montreal (myocardial infarction).
Nimr al-Nimr
Shia sheikh in al-awamiyah in saudi arabia's eastern province.
Born June 21st, 1959 in Al-Awamiyah. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2016 at 56 years old in Saudi Arabia (decapitation). [ref]
Walter Tevis
American writer.
Born February 28th, 1928 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1984 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Karen Steele
American actress and model (1931-1988).
Born March 20th, 1931 in Honolulu.
Died March 12th, 1988 at 56 years old in Kingman (cancer).
Kurt Lewin
German-american psychologist.
Born September 9th, 1890 in Mogilno. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1947 at 56 years old in Newtonville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sabina Spielrein
Russian physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts.
Born November 6th, 1885 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died August 11th, 1942 at 56 years old in Rostov-on-Don, Zmievskaya Balka.
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