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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Betty McKinnon
Australian sprinter (1925–1981).
Born January 13th, 1925 in Sydney.
Died June 24th, 1981 at 56 years old
Eberardo Villalobos
Chilean footballer (1906-1964).
Born April 1st, 1908 in Chile.
Died June 26th, 1964 at 56 years old in Chile.
Kyösti Lehtonen
Olympic wrestler (1931-1987).
Born March 13th, 1931 in Jämsä.
Died November 15th, 1987 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
John Conroy
British field hockey player.
Born November 27th, 1928 in Nagpur.
Died November 9th, 1985 at 56 years old in Liverpool.
Alexandre Volkoff
Russian actor and film director (1885-1942).
Born December 27th, 1885 in Moscow.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 56 years old in Rome.
Hjalmar Nyström
Olympic wrestler (1904-1960).
Born March 28th, 1904 in Helsinki.
Died December 6th, 1960 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Stanisław Car
Polish politician (1882-1938).
Born April 26th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died June 18th, 1938 at 56 years old in Warsaw.
William Holland
American track and field athlete (1874–1930).
Born March 3rd, 1874 in Boston.
Died November 20th, 1930 at 56 years old in Malden.
Renato Perona
Italian cyclist, 1948 olympic gold tandem (1927–1984).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Terni.
Died April 9th, 1984 at 56 years old in Terni.
Luise Büchner
German writer (1821-1877).
Born June 12th, 1821 in Darmstadt.
Died November 28th, 1877 at 56 years old in Darmstadt.
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