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Dead at age 56
707 Notable deaths
Alwin Neuß
German actor (1879-1935).
Born June 17th, 1879 in Cologne.
Died October 30th, 1935 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Anatoly Lutikov
Russian chess grandmaster (1933–1989).
Born February 5th, 1933 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 23rd, 1989 at 56 years old in Tiraspol. [ref]
Ervin Katnić
Serbian footballer.
Born September 2nd, 1922 in Split.
Died January 4th, 1979 at 56 years old in Split.
Edvarts Virza
Latvian writer, poet and translator (1883-1940).
Born December 27th, 1883 in Rāceņi. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1940 at 56 years old in Riga. [ref]
Vladimir Narbut
Russian writer.
Born April 14th, 1888 in Narbutivka.
Died November 15th, 1944 at 56 years old in Kolyma.
Dionisio Mejía
Mexican footballer (1907-1963).
Born January 6th, 1907 in Mexico City.
Died July 17th, 1963 at 56 years old
Harutyun Kalents
Armenian painter (1910-1967).
Born March 27th, 1910 in Gürün.
Died March 7th, 1967 at 56 years old in Yerevan.
František Šafránek
Czech footballer (1931-1987).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Prague.
Died June 27th, 1987 at 56 years old in Prague.
Frank Haller
Boxer (1883–1939).
Born January 6th, 1883 in San Francisco.
Died April 30th, 1939 at 56 years old in St. Louis.
Franjo Šoštarić
Croatian footballer (1919-1975).
Born August 1st, 1919 in Zagreb.
Died August 27th, 1975 at 56 years old in Belgrade.
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