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Dead at age 57
686 Notable deaths
Tage Danielsson
Swedish actor, writer and director (1928–1985).
Born February 5th, 1928 in Linköping.
Died October 13th, 1985 at 57 years old in Stockholm (melanoma).
Laurence Steinhardt
American diplomat (1892–1950).
Born October 6th, 1892 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 1950 at 57 years old in Ramsayville.
Bob Wollek
French racecar driver and alpine skier (1943–2001).
Born November 4th, 1943 in Strasbourg.
Died March 16th, 2001 at 57 years old in Sebring (bicycle accident).
Remy de Gourmont
French writer.
Born April 4th, 1858 in Bazoches-au-Houlme. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1915 at 57 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Charlie Murphy
American actor (1959–2017).
Born July 12th, 1959 in Brooklyn.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 57 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Beppe Wolgers
Swedish writer, poet, translator, song lyricist, actor and artist (1928-1986).
Born November 10th, 1928 in Johannes parish.
Died August 6th, 1986 at 57 years old (ulcer).
Marcel Griaule
French anthropologist (1898-1956).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Aisy-sur-Armançon. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1956 at 57 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hong Sa-ik
Japanese general.
Born March 4th, 1889 in Anseong.
Died September 26th, 1946 at 57 years old in Manila (hanging).
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Egyptian military officer (1917–1974).
Born October 14th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died December 25th, 1974 at 57 years old in London.
Helmut Qualtinger
Austrian actor (1928–1986).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died September 29th, 1986 at 57 years old in Vienna (liver cirrhosis, liver cancer).
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