Dead at age 56
707 Notable deaths
Wanda Leopold
Polish scientist.
Born October 13th, 1920 in Warsaw.
Died October 8th, 1977 at 56 years old in Gdańsk.
Ralph Tyler Smith
American politician (1915-1972).
Born October 6th, 1915 in Granite City.
Died August 13th, 1972 at 56 years old in Alton.
Kurt Moeschter
German rower (1903-1959).
Born March 28th, 1903.
Died June 26th, 1959 at 56 years old
Maurice Letchford
Canadian wrestler.
Born August 27th, 1908 in Pretoria.
Died August 15th, 1965 at 56 years old in Durban.
Amédée Thubé
Sailor (1884–1941).
Born December 8th, 1884 in Nantes.
Died January 29th, 1941 at 56 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Thomas Doe
Bobsledder (1912–1969).
Born October 12th, 1912 in Tacoma.
Died July 19th, 1969 at 56 years old in Hendersonville.
Volodymyr Raskatov
Ukrainian swimmer (1957–2014).
Born October 23rd, 1957 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died January 11th, 2014 at 56 years old in Chișinău.
Louis Heusghem
Belgian road bicycle racer.
Born December 26th, 1882 in Ransart.
Died August 26th, 1939 at 56 years old in Montigny-le-Tilleul.
Brian Norton
South african tennis player (1899–1956).
Born October 10th, 1899 in Robben Island.
Died July 16th, 1956 at 56 years old in Santa Clara.
Valentina Kovpan
Archer (1950-2006).
Born February 28th, 1950 in Petroostriv.
Died May 12th, 2006 at 56 years old in Lviv.
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