In the year 1956
473 Notable deaths
Felix Bernstein
German jewish mathematician (1878-1956).
Born February 14th, 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.
Nikolai Panin
Russian figure skater.
Born January 1st, 1874 in Nikolskoye, Talovsky District, Voronezh Oblast.
Died January 19th, 1956 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Zenobia Camprubí
Spanish-american writer and linguist.
Born August 31st, 1887 in Malgrat de Mar.
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.
G. W. Pierce
American physicist (1872–1956).
Born January 11th, 1872 in Webberville.
Died August 25th, 1956 at 84 years old in Franklin.
Lars Sonck
Finnish-swedish architect (1870–1956).
Born August 10th, 1870 in Kälviä. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1956 at 85 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Paul Léautaud
French writer (1872–1956).
Born January 18th, 1872 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 22nd, 1956 at 84 years old in Le Plessis-Robinson.
Zoltán Halmay
Hungarian olympic swimmer (1881-1956).
Born June 18th, 1881 in Vysoká pri Morave.
Died May 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Heinrich Barkhausen
German physicist (1881-1956).
Born December 2nd, 1881 in Bremen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Kōtarō Takamura
Japanese poet and sculptor (1883–1956).
Born March 13th, 1883 in Shitaya-ku.
Died April 2nd, 1956 at 73 years old in Nakano (pulmonary tuberculosis).
Leonora Speyer
American poet (1872–1956).
Born November 7th, 1872 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 10th, 1956 at 83 years old in New York City.
Sofia Panina
Russian countess and politician (1871–1956).
Born August 23rd, 1871 in Moscow.
Died June 13th, 1956 at 84 years old in New York City.
Frederick G. Donnan
Irish scientist (1870-1956).
Born September 6th, 1870 in Colombo. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1956 at 86 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Walt Faulkner
Racecar driver.
Born February 16th, 1918 in Tell.
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 38 years old in Vallejo.
Albrecht Alt
German lutheran theologian (1883–1956).
Born September 20th, 1883 in Diespeck.
Died April 24th, 1956 at 72 years old in Leipzig.
Ewald André Dupont
Film director (1891-1956).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Zeitz.
Died December 12th, 1956 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Herminio Masantonio
Argentine footballer (1910-1956).
Born August 5th, 1910 in Ensenada.
Died September 11th, 1956 at 46 years old in Buenos Aires.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 473
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius