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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Katya Paskaleva
Bulgarian actress.
Born September 18th, 1945 in Petrich.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 56 years old in Sofia (pancreatic cancer).
Emil Lederer
German economist and sociologist (1882–1939).
Born July 22nd, 1882 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1939 at 56 years old in New York City. [ref]
Matthew Betz
American actor (1881–1938).
Born September 13th, 1881 in St. Louis.
Died January 26th, 1938 at 56 years old in Sawtelle.
David-Zvi Pinkas
Israeli politician (1895–1952).
Born December 5th, 1895 in Sopron.
Died August 14th, 1952 at 56 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).
Seitarō Kitayama
Japanese anime director (1888-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1888 in Wakayama, Tokyo. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1945 at 56 years old in Osaka, Takaishi. [ref]
Arthur Erich Haas
Austrian physicist (1884–1941).
Born April 30th, 1884 in Brno.
Died February 20th, 1941 at 56 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Asbjørn Halvorsen
Norwegian footballer (1898-1955).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Sarpsborg. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1955 at 56 years old in Narvik. [ref]
Bisi Silva
Nigerian art curator and art critic (1962-2019).
Died February 12th, 2019 at 56 years old in Lagos (breast cancer). [ref]
Alois Auer
Austrian printer, inventor and illustrator (1813–1869).
Died July 10th, 1869 at 56 years old in Vienna.
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