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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Friedrich Mieth
German general and knight's cross recipients (1888–1944).
Born June 4th, 1888 in Eberswalde.
Died September 2nd, 1944 at 56 years old in Iași.
Raffaello Matarazzo
Italian filmmaker (1909–1966).
Born August 17th, 1909 in Rome.
Died May 17th, 1966 at 56 years old in Rome.
Janko Matúška
Slovak poet and playwright (1821–1877).
Born January 10th, 1821 in Dolný Kubín.
Died January 11th, 1877 at 56 years old in Dolný Kubín. [ref]
Betty Arlen
American actress (1909-1966).
Born November 4th, 1909 in Webster County.
Died August 4th, 1966 at 56 years old in Farmington.
Paul Neumann
Austrian swimmer (1875-1932).
Born June 13th, 1875 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1932 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Albert Steinrück
Actor (1872-1929).
Born May 20th, 1872 in Bad Arolsen.
Died February 11th, 1929 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Đorđe Krstić
Serbian artist (1851-1907).
Born April 19th, 1851 in Kanjiža.
Died October 30th, 1907 at 56 years old in Belgrade.
Julius Tafel
Swiss chemist and electrochemist (1862–1918).
Born June 2nd, 1862 in Switzerland.
Died September 2nd, 1918 at 56 years old in Munich.
José Antonio Alonso
Spanish judge and politician (1960-2017).
Born March 28th, 1960 in León. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2017 at 56 years old in Madrid (lung cancer).
Miroslav Dvořák
Czechoslovak professional ice hockey defenseman (1951-2008).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Hluboká nad Vltavou.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 56 years old in České Budějovice (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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