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Dead at age 57
965 Notable deaths
Jeremy Hardy
British comedian (1961-2019).
Born July 17th, 1961 in Farnborough.
Died February 1st, 2019 at 57 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Erik Bruhn
Danish ballet dancer (1928-1986).
Born October 3rd, 1928 in Copenhagen.
Died April 1st, 1986 at 57 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).
Jacques Plante
Canadian ice hockey player (1929–1986).
Born January 17th, 1929 in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1986 at 57 years old in Geneva (stomach cancer).
Alexis Argüello
Nicaraguan boxer (1952-2009).
Born April 19th, 1952 in Managua.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 57 years old in Managua (gunshot wound). [ref]
Zoia Ceaușescu
Romanian mathematician (1949–2006).
Born February 28th, 1949 in Bucharest.
Died November 20th, 2006 at 57 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Acting first lady of the united states (1914-1915).
Born April 16th, 1886 in Georgia.
Died February 12th, 1944 at 57 years old in Pondicherry (uremia).
Brett James
American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Born June 5th, 1968 in Columbia.
Died September 18th, 2025 at 57 years old in North Carolina (airplane crash). [ref]
Christian Audigier
French fashion designer (1958–2015).
Died July 9th, 2015 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Sholem Aleichem
Jewish writer and playwright of yiddish, who worked in russian empire, switzerland, germany and the united states (1859-1916).
Born March 14th, 1859 in Pereiaslav.
Died May 13th, 1916 at 57 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Colin Ireland
British serial killer (soho strangler).
Born March 16th, 1954 in Dartford.
Died February 21st, 2012 at 57 years old in HM Prison Wakefield (disease). [ref]
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