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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Theodore Oesten
German musician (1813–1870).
Born December 31st, 1813 in Berlin.
Died March 16th, 1870 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Robert Hausmann
German musician.
Born August 13th, 1852 in Rottleberode.
Died January 19th, 1909 at 56 years old in Vienna.
John Fillmore Hayford
American geodesist (1868-1925).
Born May 19th, 1868 in Rouses Point.
Died March 10th, 1925 at 56 years old in Evanston.
Charles Du Bos
French writer (1882–1939).
Born October 27th, 1882 in Paris.
Died September 5th, 1939 at 56 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud.
Alfred Neumann
German writer (1895-1952).
Born October 15th, 1895 in Lidzbark.
Died October 3rd, 1952 at 56 years old in Lugano.
Franca Raimondi
Italian singer (1932-1988).
Born July 8th, 1932 in Monopoli.
Died August 28th, 1988 at 56 years old in Monopoli (cancer). [ref]
Torsten Carleman
Swedish mathematician, known for research in classical mathematical analysis (1892-1949).
Born July 8th, 1892 in Visseltofta. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1949 at 56 years old in Danderyd.
Shaken Ajmanov
Film director (1914–1970).
Born February 15th, 1914 in Bayanaul, Pavlodar Province.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 56 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle).
John Willard
American playwright (1885-1942).
Born November 28th, 1885 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1942 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Guido Stampacchia
Italian mathematician (1922-1978).
Born March 26th, 1922 in Naples. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1978 at 56 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson