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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Mercedes Prat
Spanish religious (1880–1936).
Born March 6th, 1880 in Barcelona.
Died July 24th, 1936 at 56 years old in Barcelona.
Vitaly Chekhover
Russian chess player (1908-1965).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 11th, 1965 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Harry Myers
American actor (1882–1938).
Born September 5th, 1882 in New Haven.
Died December 25th, 1938 at 56 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Villem Grünthal-Ridala
Estonian poet and linguist (1885–1942).
Born May 30th, 1885 in Kuivastu.
Died January 16th, 1942 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Hans Boeckh-Behrens
German general and knight's cross recipients (1898–1955).
Born November 27th, 1898 in Wernigerode.
Died February 13th, 1955 at 56 years old in prisoner-of-war camp.
Ahmet Hadžipašić
Bosnia and herzegovina politician (1952-2008).
Died July 23rd, 2008 at 56 years old in Zenica (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
Théodore Barrière
French dramatist (1821–1877).
Born April 16th, 1821 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1877 at 56 years old in rue Bergère (pneumonia). [ref]
György Petri
Hungarian poet, translator, journalist (1943–2000).
Born December 22nd, 1943 in Budapest.
Died July 16th, 2000 at 56 years old in Budapest (laryngeal cancer).
Amalia Guglielminetti
Italian poet (1881–1941).
Born April 5th, 1885 in Turin. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1941 at 56 years old in Turin (sepsis).
John Biller
American athlete (1877–1934).
Born November 14th, 1877 in Newark.
Died March 26th, 1934 at 56 years old in New York City.
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