In the year 1956
434 Notable deaths
Carl Brockelmann
German orientalist (1868–1956).
Born September 17th, 1868 in Rostock.
Died May 6th, 1956 at 87 years old in Halle (Saale).
Norman L. Bowen
Canadian geologist (1887-1956).
Born June 21st, 1887 in Kingston.
Died September 11th, 1956 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Corrado Alvaro
Italian journalist and writer of novels, short stories, screenplays, and plays (1895–1956).
Born April 15th, 1895 in San Luca.
Died June 11th, 1956 at 61 years old in Rome.
Stan Ockers
Belgian road bicycle racer (1920–1956).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Borgerhout.
Died October 1st, 1956 at 36 years old in Antwerp.
Charley Rogers
British actor, film director and screenwriter (1887-1956).
Born January 15th, 1887 in Birmingham.
Died December 20th, 1956 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Juan Pistarini
Argentine politician and general.
Born December 23rd, 1882 in Victorica.
Died May 29th, 1956 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Bernard Griffin
Catholic cardinal (1899–1956).
Born February 21st, 1899 in Birmingham.
Died August 20th, 1956 at 57 years old in Cornwall (myocardial infarction).
Julius Lippert
German politician (1895-1956).
Died June 30th, 1956 at 60 years old in Bad Schwalbach.
Theodor Pallady
Romanian artist (1871–1956).
Born April 11th, 1871 in Iași.
Died August 16th, 1956 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
Zeth Höglund
Swedish politician (1884-1956).
Born April 29th, 1884 in Örgryte församling. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1956 at 72 years old in Västerled. [ref]
Elmer Drew Merrill
U.s. botanist (1876–1956).
Born October 15th, 1876 in Auburn.
Died February 25th, 1956 at 79 years old in Forest Hills.
María Teresa Ferrari
Argentinian educator, physician and activist for women's rights (1887–1956).
Born October 11th, 1887 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires.
Fergus Anderson
British racing driver (1909-1956).
Born February 9th, 1909 in London Borough of Croydon.
Died May 6th, 1956 at 47 years old in Floreffe (falling).
Greenleaf Whittier Pickard
American radio pioneer (1877–1956).
Born February 14th, 1877 in Portland.
Died January 8th, 1956 at 78 years old in Newton.
Marion Leonard
American actress.
Born June 9th, 1881 in Cincinnati.
Died January 9th, 1956 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
Felix Bernstein
German jewish mathematician (1878-1956).
Born February 24th, 1878 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 78 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Walter Sydney Adams
American astronomer.
Born December 20th, 1876 in Antioch.
Died May 11th, 1956 at 79 years old in Pasadena.
Zenobia Camprubí
Spanish-american writer and linguist.
Born August 31st, 1887 in Malgrat de Mar. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1956 at 69 years old in San Juan (ovarian cancer).
Piero Calamandrei
Italian jurist, politician and writer (1889-1956).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Florence.
Died September 27th, 1956 at 67 years old in Florence.
Walter Evans Edge
American politician (1873-1956).
Born November 20th, 1873 in Philadelphia.
Died October 29th, 1956 at 82 years old in Manhattan.
Évariste Lévi-Provençal
French historian (1894-1956).
Born January 4th, 1894 in Algiers.
Died March 23rd, 1956 at 62 years old in avenue Émile-Deschanel.
Francis Simon
German-british chemist.
Born July 2nd, 1893 in Berlin.
Died October 31st, 1956 at 63 years old in Oxford.
Lucie Höflich
German actress (1883-1956).
Born February 20th, 1883 in Hanover.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 73 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Yves Nat
French musician (1890–1956).
Born December 29th, 1890 in Béziers.
Died August 31st, 1956 at 65 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Hans Carossa
German writer (1878-1956).
Born December 15th, 1878 in Bad Tölz.
Died September 12th, 1956 at 77 years old in Rittsteig.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 434
I don’t want to die without any scars. Chuck Palahniuk