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Dead at age 56
634 Notable deaths
Adolf Hitler
Austrian nationalized german politician, leader of the national socialist party and dictator of germany (1889-1945).
Born April 20th, 1889 in Braunau am Inn. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1945 at 56 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
George VI
King of the united kingdom from 1936 to 1952, emperor of india from 1936 to 1948 (1895-1952).
Born December 14th, 1895 in York Cottage.
Died February 6th, 1952 at 56 years old in Sandringham House (lung cancer).
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur and co-founder of apple inc. (1955–2011).
Born February 24th, 1955 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2011 at 56 years old in Palo Alto (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Susan Wojcicki
American business executive (1968–2024).
Born July 5th, 1968 in Santa Clara.
Died August 9th, 2024 at 56 years old (lung cancer, non-small-cell lung carcinoma). [ref]
Adolf Eichmann
German-austrian ss officer and one of the major organizers of the holocaust (1906–1962).
Born March 19th, 1906 in Solingen.
Died June 1st, 1962 at 56 years old in Ramla (hanging). [ref]
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter.
Born December 8th, 1966 in Glenageary.
Died July 26th, 2023 at 56 years old in London. [ref]
Linda McCartney
American photographer, recording artist (1941-1998).
Born September 24th, 1941 in Scarsdale. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1998 at 56 years old in Tucson (breast cancer). [ref]
Rick James
American singer and musician (1948–2004).
Born February 1st, 1948 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2004 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes). [ref]
Marcheline Bertrand
American actress and producer (1950-2007).
Born May 9th, 1950 in Blue Island.
Died January 27th, 2007 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
Erin Moran
American actress (1960-2017).
Born October 18th, 1960 in Burbank.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 56 years old in Corydon (head and neck cancer). [ref]
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