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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Daniel Ducarme
Belgian politician (1954-2010).
Born March 8th, 1954 in Liège.
Died August 28th, 2010 at 56 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (cancer). [ref]
Paul Wolf
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder.
Born October 5th, 1915 in Madison.
Died August 14th, 1972 at 56 years old in Pasadena.
Alberto Guerrero Martínez
Acting president of ecuador (1932).
Born June 28th, 1884 in Guayaquil.
Died May 21st, 1941 at 56 years old (myocardial infarction).
Aloyzas Kveinys
Lithuanian chess player (1962-2018).
Born July 9th, 1962 in Vilnius.
Died July 26th, 2018 at 56 years old [ref]
Lee McNeill
American track and field athlete (1964–2021).
Born December 2nd, 1964 in Lumberton.
Died September 29th, 2021 at 56 years old in Fayetteville (COVID-19). [ref]
Rodney Paavola
American ice hockey player.
Born August 21st, 1939 in Hancock.
Died December 3rd, 1995 at 56 years old
Albert Baertsoen
Belgian painter (1866-1922).
Born January 9th, 1866 in Ghent.
Died June 9th, 1922 at 56 years old in Ghent.
Samuel Benjamin Sofer
Hungarian rabbi (1815–1871).
Born February 11th, 1815 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1871 at 56 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Branislav Hrnjiček
Serbian footballer (1908-1964).
Born June 5th, 1908 in Belgrade.
Died July 2nd, 1964 at 56 years old in Belgrade.
Jakob Dubs
Swiss politician (1822-1879).
Born July 26th, 1822 in Affoltern am Albis.
Died January 13th, 1879 at 56 years old in Lausanne.
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