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Dead at age 56
684 Notable deaths
Eduard Daniël van Oort
Dutch ornithologist (1876-1933).
Born October 31st, 1876 in Barneveld.
Died September 21st, 1933 at 56 years old in Leiden.
Renato Perona
Italian cyclist, 1948 olympic gold tandem (1927–1984).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Terni.
Died April 9th, 1984 at 56 years old in Terni.
Eberardo Villalobos
Chilean footballer (1906-1964).
Born April 1st, 1908 in Chile.
Died June 23rd, 1964 at 56 years old in Chile.
Kyösti Lehtonen
Olympic wrestler (1931-1987).
Born March 13th, 1931 in Jämsä.
Died November 15th, 1987 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Karl Emil Ståhlberg
Finnish film producer, photographer and engineer.
Born November 30th, 1862 in Kuhmo. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1919 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Pedro Sernagiotto
Brazilian footballer (1908-1965).
Born November 17th, 1908 in São Paulo.
Died April 5th, 1965 at 56 years old in São Paulo.
Théophile Alexis Durand
Belgian botanist (1855–1912).
Born September 4th, 1855 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1912 at 56 years old [ref]
Wanda Leopold
Polish scientist.
Born October 13th, 1920 in Warsaw.
Died October 8th, 1977 at 56 years old in Gdańsk.
Domenico Svampa
Roman catholic archbishop and cardinal.
Born June 13th, 1851 in Montegranaro.
Died August 10th, 1907 at 56 years old in Bologna.
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