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In the year 1956
434 Notable deaths
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
Finland swedish architect.
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).
Paul Kretschmer
German linguist (1866-1956).
Born May 2nd, 1866 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1956 at 89 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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 noble.
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.
Robert Julius Trumpler
Swiss-american astronomer (1886-1956).
Born October 2nd, 1886 in Zurich.
Died September 10th, 1956 at 69 years old in Berkeley.
Otto Harder
German footballer and ss officer (1892-1956).
Born November 25th, 1892 in Brunswick.
Died March 14th, 1956 at 63 years old in Hamburg.
Johannes Jørgensen
Danish writer (1866–1956).
Born November 6th, 1866 in Svendborg.
Died May 29th, 1956 at 89 years old in Svendborg.
Pedro Subercaseaux
Chilean painter (1880-1956).
Born December 10th, 1880 in Rome.
Died January 3rd, 1956 at 75 years old in Santiago.
Giuseppe Merosi
Italian automotive engineer (1872-1956).
Born December 8th, 1872 in Piacenza.
Died March 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Lecco.
Sisowath Monipong
Cambodian prince.
Born August 25th, 1912 in Phnom Penh.
Died August 31st, 1956 at 44 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Willem Hendrik Keesom
Dutch physicist.
Born June 21st, 1876 in Texel. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1956 at 79 years old in Leiden.
Albert Kluyver
Dutch botanist, microbiologist, and biochemist (1888-1956).
Born June 3rd, 1888 in Breda. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1956 at 67 years old in Delft. [ref]
Jan Lechoń
Polish writer (1899-1956).
Born March 13th, 1899 in Warsaw.
Died June 8th, 1956 at 57 years old in New York City (falling).
Pavel Janák
Czech architect (1882–1956).
Born March 12th, 1882 in Vysočany. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1956 at 74 years old in Dejvice. [ref]
Jules-Géraud Saliège
Catholic cardinal (1870-1956).
Born February 24th, 1870 in Mauriac.
Died November 5th, 1956 at 86 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 434
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau