In the year 1956
473 Notable deaths
Frank Beaurepaire
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, politician, businessman (1891-1956).
Born May 13th, 1891 in Melbourne.
Died May 29th, 1956 at 65 years old in Melbourne (heart failure).
Michio Miyagi
Japanese musician (1894–1956).
Born April 7th, 1894 in Kobe foreign settlement.
Died June 25th, 1956 at 62 years old in Kariya (railway accident).
Jack Southworth
English footballer (1866-1956).
Born December 11th, 1866 in Blackburn.
Died October 16th, 1956 at 89 years old in Liverpool.
Hannah Mitchell
Socialist and suffragette (1872–1956).
Born February 11th, 1872 in Hope Woodlands.
Died October 22nd, 1956 at 84 years old in Manchester.
Lloyd Ingraham
Actor, film director (1874–1956).
Born November 30th, 1874 in Rochelle.
Died April 4th, 1956 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Paul Bonatz
German architect (1877-1956).
Born December 6th, 1877 in Solgne. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1956 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Henri Chrétien
French astronomer (1879–1956).
Born February 1st, 1879 in Paris.
Died February 6th, 1956 at 77 years old in Forest Glen.
Ivan Puni
Russian artist (1890-1956).
Born April 3rd, 1890 in Repino. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1956 at 66 years old in Paris.
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.
Simon Sabiani
French businessman and politician (1888-1956).
Born May 14th, 1888 in Casamaccioli.
Died September 29th, 1956 at 68 years old in Barcelona.
Melek Tourhan
Sultana of egypt.
Born October 27th, 1869 in Constantinople.
Died February 4th, 1956 at 86 years old in Cairo.
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 (1881–1956).
Born June 9th, 1881 in Cincinnati.
Died January 9th, 1956 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
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