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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner
German economist (1874-1930).
Born March 26th, 1874 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 1930 at 56 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Ilia Beshkov
Bulgarian artist, writer and pedagogue (1901-1958).
Born July 11th, 1901 in Dolni Dabnik.
Died January 23rd, 1958 at 56 years old in Sofia.
Piers Bohl
Baltic german mathematician (1865-1921).
Born October 23rd, 1865 in Walk.
Died December 25th, 1921 at 56 years old in Riga.
Angèle Christiane Rawiri
Gabonese writer (1954-2010).
Born April 29th, 1954 in Port-Gentil.
Died November 15th, 2010 at 56 years old in Puteaux.
Péter Baczakó
Hungarian weightlifter.
Born September 27th, 1951 in Ercsi.
Died April 2nd, 2008 at 56 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]
Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis
Latvian architect (1834–1891).
Died March 31st, 1891 at 56 years old in Riga.
Vilmos Varjú
Athletics competitor (1937–1994).
Born June 10th, 1937 in Békés.
Died February 17th, 1994 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Hanni Ossott
Venezuelan writer, poet and translator (1946–2002).
Born February 14th, 1946 in Caracas.
Died December 31st, 2002 at 56 years old in Caracas.
Robert Billingham
Sailor (1957-2014).
Born December 10th, 1957 in London.
Died March 30th, 2014 at 56 years old in Grass Valley.
Simion Ismailciuc
Romanian competitive canoeist (1930–1986).
Born July 13th, 1930 in Chilia Veche.
Died November 1st, 1986 at 56 years old in Romania.
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