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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Don Drysdale
American baseball player (1936–1993).
Born July 23rd, 1936 in Van Nuys.
Died July 3rd, 1993 at 56 years old in Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel (myocardial infarction).
Fatman Scoop
American hip-hop artist (1968–2024).
Born August 6th, 1968 in Manhattan.
Died August 31st, 2024 at 56 years old in Connecticut (hypertensive heart disease, atherosclerosis). [ref]
Friedrich Fromm
German general (1888–1945).
Born October 8th, 1888 in Charlottenburg.
Died March 12th, 1945 at 56 years old in Brandenburg-Görden Prison (gunshot wound).
Taylor Wily
Hawaiian actor, sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist (1968–2024).
Born June 14th, 1968 in Honolulu.
Died June 20th, 2024 at 56 years old in Hurricane. [ref]
Felicia Montealegre
Chilean costa rica-born american stage and television actress (1922-1978).
Born February 6th, 1922 in San José.
Died June 16th, 1978 at 56 years old in East Hampton (lung cancer).
Karen Steele
American actress and model (1931-1988).
Born March 20th, 1931 in Honolulu.
Died March 12th, 1988 at 56 years old in Kingman (cancer).
Billy Powell
American keyboardist (1952–2009).
Born June 3rd, 1952 in Corpus Christi.
Died January 28th, 2009 at 56 years old in Orange Park (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1868-1924).
Born April 22nd, 1868 in Buda.
Died September 6th, 1924 at 56 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Clarice Lispector
Ukrainian-brazilian writer, poet, and journalist (1920–1977).
Born December 10th, 1920 in Chechelnyk.
Died December 9th, 1977 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro (ovarian cancer).
Kurt Zadek Lewin
German-american psychologist (1890-1947).
Born September 9th, 1890 in Mogilno.
Died February 12th, 1947 at 56 years old in Newtonville (myocardial infarction).
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