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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel
German sculptor (1804–1861).
Born December 15th, 1804 in Pulsnitz.
Died February 21st, 1861 at 56 years old in Dresden.
Édouard Risler
French pianist (1873-1929).
Born February 23rd, 1873 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 21st, 1929 at 56 years old in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Valeriy Priyomykhov
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter, writer (1943-2000).
Born December 26th, 1943 in Belogorsk.
Died August 25th, 2000 at 56 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Colin Gregory
English tennis player (1903–1959).
Born July 28th, 1903 in Beverley.
Died September 10th, 1959 at 56 years old in Wimbledon.
Romà Forns
Spanish footballer (1885-1942).
Born September 9th, 1885 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1942 at 56 years old in Barcelona.
Donald McPherson
Canadian figure skater. (1945–2001).
Born February 20th, 1945 in Windsor.
Died November 24th, 2001 at 56 years old in Munich (diabetes).
Harrison Allen
American physician and anatomist (1841-1897).
Born April 17th, 1841 in Philadelphia.
Died November 14th, 1897 at 56 years old in Philadelphia.
Charles Netter
French zionist (1826–1882).
Born September 14th, 1826 in Strasbourg.
Died October 2nd, 1882 at 56 years old in Mikveh Israel (malaria).
Gavriil Musicescu
Romanian musician (1847–1903).
Born March 20th, 1847 in Izmail.
Died December 8th, 1903 at 56 years old in Iași.
Nikolai Triik
Estonian painter (1884–1940).
Born August 7th, 1884 in Tallinn.
Died August 12th, 1940 at 56 years old in Tallinn.
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