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Dead at age 55
557 Notable deaths
Kate Spade
American fashion designer.
Born December 24th, 1962 in Kansas City.
Died June 5th, 2018 at 55 years old in Manhattan (hanging). [ref]
Jack Ruby
American nightclub operator who killed american presidential assassin lee harvey oswald.
Born April 25th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died January 3rd, 1967 at 55 years old in Parkland Memorial Hospital (lung cancer).
Ian Fleming
British author (1908–1964).
Born December 28th, 1908 in Mayfair. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1964 at 55 years old in Canterbury (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Claude Debussy
French composer (1862-1918).
Born August 22nd, 1862 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1918 at 55 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Gustav Klimt
Austrian symbolist painter (1862-1918).
Born July 14th, 1862 in Baumgarten. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1918 at 55 years old in Altes AKH (stroke). [ref]
Mohammed Rafi
Indian singer.
Born December 24th, 1924 in Kotla Sultan Singh. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1980 at 55 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter (1912–1967).
Born July 14th, 1912 in Okemah. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1967 at 55 years old in New York City (Huntington's disease). [ref]
Robert Urich
Actor (1946-2002).
Born December 19th, 1946 in Toronto. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2002 at 55 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer). [ref]
Satoru Iwata
Japanese video game programmer and businessman.
Born December 6th, 1959 in Sapporo. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2015 at 55 years old in Kyoto (cholangiocarcinoma). [ref]
Paul Lynde
American comedian and actor (1926–1982).
Born June 13th, 1926 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 10th, 1982 at 55 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson