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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Kazimierz Lipień
Olympic wrestler.
Born February 6th, 1949 in Jaczków.
Died November 12th, 2005 at 56 years old in New York City.
Henri Hoevenaers
Belgian cyclist (1902–1958).
Born August 1st, 1902 in Antwerp.
Died November 12th, 1958 at 56 years old in Antwerp.
Jakob Brendel
Olympic wrestler (1907-1964).
Born September 18th, 1907 in Speyer.
Died February 13th, 1964 at 56 years old in Nuremberg.
Josef Straßberger
German weightlifter (1894–1950).
Born August 20th, 1894 in Kolbermoor.
Died October 10th, 1950 at 56 years old in Munich.
Svetlana Ulmasova
Soviet distance runner.
Born February 4th, 1953 in Novyye Balykly.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 56 years old in Bashkortostan. [ref]
Stasys Šimkus
Lithuanian composer (1887-1943).
Born January 23rd, 1887 in Motiškiai. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1943 at 56 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Eugène Borel
Member of the swiss federal council (1835-1892).
Born June 17th, 1835 in Neuchâtel.
Died June 14th, 1892 at 56 years old in Bern.
Georgi Stranski
Bulgarian physician and politician (1847-1904).
Born August 13th, 1847 in Kalofer.
Died January 17th, 1904 at 56 years old in Sofia.
Leonid Beda
Soviet aviator (1920–1976).
Born August 16th, 1920.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 56 years old in Minsk (traffic collision).
Göran Larsson
Swimmer (1932–1989).
Born May 24th, 1932 in Uppsala.
Died February 27th, 1989 at 56 years old in Haninge Municipality.
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