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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Anton Aškerc
Slovenian writer (1856–1912).
Born January 9th, 1856 in Rimske Toplice.
Died June 10th, 1912 at 56 years old in Ljubljana.
Kuno von Klebelsberg
Hungarian politician, minister of culture (1875–1932).
Born November 13th, 1875 in Pecica.
Died October 12th, 1932 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Krystyna Bochenek
Polish journalist and politician (1953–2010).
Born June 30th, 1953 in Katowice.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 56 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Lukman Niode
Indonesian swimmer.
Born October 21st, 1963 in Jakarta.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 56 years old in Jakarta (COVID-19). [ref]
Carl Heinrich Becker
German orientalist and politician (1876–1933).
Born April 12th, 1876 in Amsterdam.
Died February 10th, 1933 at 56 years old in Steglitz.
Fiammetta Wilson
British astronomer (1864-1920).
Born July 19th, 1864 in Lowestoft. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1920 at 56 years old in London (uremia). [ref]
Otto Brahm
German theatre director (1856–1912).
Born February 5th, 1856 in Hamburg.
Died November 28th, 1912 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Maurice Tillieux
Comic artist, writer (1921–1978).
Born August 7th, 1921 in Huy.
Died February 2nd, 1978 at 56 years old in Tours (traffic collision).
Fritz Hofmann
German sprinter and gymnast (1871-1927).
Born June 19th, 1871 in Roßleben. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1927 at 56 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Edvard Gylling
Finnish politician, soviet statesman.
Born November 30th, 1881 in Kuopio.
Died June 14th, 1938 at 56 years old in Moscow.
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