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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Auguste Albert
French olympic sailor.
Born April 28th, 1859 in La Flèche.
Died October 16th, 1915 at 56 years old in La Flèche.
Aleksandr Samokutyayev
Russian cosmonaut (1970—2026).
Born March 13th, 1970 in Penza. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2026 at 56 years old [ref]
Valentina Kovpan
Archer (1950-2006).
Born February 28th, 1950 in Petroostriv.
Died May 12th, 2006 at 56 years old in Lviv.
Thomas Butler
British tug of war olympian (1871–1928).
Born December 10th, 1871 in County Waterford. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1928 at 56 years old [ref]
Vilhelm Lange
Danish gymnast (1893–1950).
Born December 20th, 1893 in Ringkøbing.
Died November 17th, 1950 at 56 years old in Frederiksberg.
Lennart Hannelius
Sport shooter (1893-1950).
Born November 8th, 1893 in Hanko.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 56 years old in Stockholm.
Adolf Rieger
Olympic medalist in wrestling (1899-1956).
Born August 25th, 1899 in Berlin.
Died June 12th, 1956 at 56 years old in Essen.
Henry Potonié
German archaeologist and botanist (1857-1913).
Born November 16th, 1857 in Berlin.
Died November 28th, 1913 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Oskar Loerke
German writer (1884-1941).
Born March 13th, 1884 in Wiąg.
Died February 24th, 1941 at 56 years old in Berlin.
K. D. Singh
Field hockey player (1922–1978).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in Barabanki district. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
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