Dead at age 56
724 Notable deaths
Josef Straßberger
German weightlifter.
Born August 20th, 1894 in Kolbermoor.
Died October 10th, 1950 at 56 years old in Munich.
Svetlana Ulmasova
Soviet distance runner.
Born February 4th, 1953 in Novyye Balykly.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 56 years old in Bashkortostan. [ref]
Stasys Šimkus
Lithuanian composer (1887-1943).
Born January 23rd, 1887 in Motiškiai. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1943 at 56 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Göran Larsson
Swimmer.
Born May 24th, 1932 in Uppsala.
Died February 27th, 1989 at 56 years old in Haninge Municipality.
Fritz Dennerlein
Italian swimmer and water polo player (1936–1992).
Born March 14th, 1936 in Portici.
Died October 3rd, 1992 at 56 years old in Naples (traffic collision).
Frans van der Veen
Dutch footballer (1919-1975).
Born March 25th, 1919 in Almelo.
Died May 4th, 1975 at 56 years old
Hjalmar Christensen
Norwegian writer (1869-1925).
Born May 5th, 1869 in Førde. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1925 at 56 years old [ref]
Jacques Moeschal
Belgian footballer (1900-1956).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Uccle.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 56 years old
Stanley Benham
American bobsledder (1913-1970).
Born December 21st, 1913 in Lake Placid.
Died April 22nd, 1970 at 56 years old in Miami.
Enrique García
Argentine footballer (1912-1969).
Born November 20th, 1912 in Santa Fe.
Died August 23rd, 1969 at 56 years old in Santa Fe.
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach