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Dead at age 56
635 Notable deaths
Rosalind Cash
American actress (1938-1995).
Born December 31st, 1938 in Atlantic City.
Died October 31st, 1995 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Carl Betz
American stage, film and television actor (1921-1978).
Born March 9th, 1921 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
John Andretti
American racecar driver.
Born March 12th, 1963 in Bethlehem.
Died January 30th, 2020 at 56 years old in Mooresville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Gunpei Yokoi
Japanese game designer (1941-1997).
Born September 10th, 1941 in Kyoto.
Died October 4th, 1997 at 56 years old in Ishikawa Prefecture (traffic collision).
Jackson C. Frank
American musician.
Born March 2nd, 1943 in Buffalo.
Died March 3rd, 1999 at 56 years old in Great Barrington (pneumonia).
Mehboob Khan
Film director.
Born September 9th, 1907 in Bilimora.
Died May 28th, 1964 at 56 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Fatman Scoop
American rapper, hype man, and radio personality (1968–2024).
Born August 6th, 1968 in Harlem.
Died August 30th, 2024 at 56 years old in Connecticut (atherosclerosis, hypertensive heart disease). [ref]
Abu Ali al-Anbari
Iraqi major general (2000-2016).
Born October 1st, 1959 in Mosul.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 56 years old in Syria (death in battle).
Kamar de los Reyes
Puerto rican actor.
Born November 8th, 1967 in San Juan.
Died December 24th, 2023 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Andrew Weatherall
English dj, record producer, and remixer (1963-2020).
Born April 6th, 1963 in Windsor.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 56 years old in Whipps Cross University Hospital (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
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