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Dead at age 57

711 Notable deaths

Mikhail Chigorin

Russian chess player.

Born November 12th, 1850 in Gatchina.

Died January 25th, 1908 at 57 years old in Lublin (diabetes).

Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky

Engineer (1862–1919).

Born January 3rd, 1862 in Odesa, Gatchina.

Died November 15th, 1919 at 57 years old in Heidelberg (cardiovascular disease).

Mate Boban

Bosnian croat politician (1940-1997).

Born February 12th, 1940 in Sovići. [ref]

Died July 7th, 1997 at 57 years old in Mostar (cerebral hemorrhage).

Joseph Hill

Singer and songwriter for the reggae group culture (1949-2006).

Born January 22nd, 1949 in Linstead.

Died August 19th, 2006 at 57 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Christopher R. W. Nevinson

British artist (1889-1946).

Born August 13th, 1889 in London. [ref]

Died October 7th, 1946 at 57 years old in Hampstead (stroke). [ref]

Gigi Gryce

American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator (1925–1983).

Born November 28th, 1925 in Pensacola.

Died March 17th, 1983 at 57 years old in Pensacola (myocardial infarction).

Erwin von Lahousen

German general (1897-1955); affiant in the imt (international military tribunal).

Born October 25th, 1897 in Vienna.

Died February 24th, 1955 at 57 years old in Innsbruck.

Siegfried Buback

Former attorney general of germany (1920-1977).

Born January 3rd, 1920 in Wilsdruff.

Died April 7th, 1977 at 57 years old in Karlsruhe (gunshot wound).

Viktor Nikiforov

Russian ice hockey player (1931–1989).

Born December 4th, 1931 in Moscow.

Died March 4th, 1989 at 57 years old in Moscow.

Rudolf Koch

German type designer and calligrapher (1876-1934).

Born November 20th, 1876 in Nuremberg. [ref]

Died April 9th, 1934 at 57 years old in Offenbach am Main. [ref]

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