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Dead at age 56
724 Notable deaths
John Conroy
British field hockey player.
Born November 27th, 1928 in Nagpur.
Died November 9th, 1985 at 56 years old in Liverpool.
Alexandre Volkoff
Russian actor and film director (1885-1942).
Born December 27th, 1885 in Moscow.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 56 years old in Rome.
Hjalmar Nyström
Olympic wrestler (1904-1960).
Born March 28th, 1904 in Helsinki.
Died December 6th, 1960 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
William Holland
American track and field athlete (1874–1930).
Born March 8th, 1874 in Boston.
Died November 20th, 1930 at 56 years old in Malden.
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.
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.
Felice Soldini
Swiss footballer (1915-1971).
Born January 1st, 1915 in Lugano.
Died January 15th, 1971 at 56 years old in Argentina.
Cheick Fantamady Camara
Guinean film director and screenwriter.
Born March 12th, 1960 in Conakry.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 56 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel