Dead at age 56

705 Notable deaths

Chung Ling Soo

American magician.

Born April 2nd, 1861 in New York City.

Died March 24th, 1918 at 56 years old in London.

Gauhar Jaan

Indian singer and dancer (1873-1930).

Born June 26th, 1873 in Azamgarh.

Died January 17th, 1930 at 56 years old in Mysore.

Denny Hulme

New zealand racing driver.

Born June 18th, 1936 in Motueka.

Died October 4th, 1992 at 56 years old in Mount Panorama Circuit (myocardial infarction).

James Coco

Actor (1930-1987).

Born March 2nd, 1930 in New York City. [ref]

Died February 25th, 1987 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

John R. Brinkley

American fraudulent physician (1885-1942).

Born July 8th, 1885 in Beta.

Died May 26th, 1942 at 56 years old in San Antonio (heart failure).

John Andretti

American racecar driver.

Born March 12th, 1963 in Bethlehem.

Died January 30th, 2020 at 56 years old in Mooresville (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Kenneth McMillan

American actor (1932-1989).

Born July 2nd, 1932 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died January 8th, 1989 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (liver disease). [ref]

Brook Benton

American singer (1931–1988).

Born September 19th, 1931 in Lugoff, Camden.

Died April 9th, 1988 at 56 years old in Queens (meningitis).

Paul Blobel

German ss officer and holocaust perpetrator, convicted war criminal (1894–1951).

Born August 13th, 1894 in Potsdam.

Died June 7th, 1951 at 56 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).

Edgar Wallace

British crime writer, journalist and playwright.

Born April 1st, 1875 in Greenwich. [ref]

Died February 10th, 1932 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]

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People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin