In the year 1956
434 Notable deaths
Aino Kallas
Finnish-estonian writer (1878-1956).
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1956 at 78 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Zonia Baber
American geologist, geographer, researcher and university teacher.
Born August 24th, 1862 in Kansas Township.
Died January 10th, 1956 at 93 years old in East Lansing.
Marie Hall
British violinist (1884–1956).
Born April 8th, 1884 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died November 11th, 1956 at 72 years old in Cheltenham.
Archduchess Maria Henrietta of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1883-1956).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Bratislava.
Died September 2nd, 1956 at 73 years old in Mariazell.
Yvon Delbos
French politician (1885-1956).
Born May 7th, 1885 in Thonac. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1956 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
August Winnig
German politician (1878-1956).
Born March 31st, 1878 in Blankenburg.
Died November 6th, 1956 at 78 years old in Bad Nauheim.
Arthur Văitoianu
Romanian general and prime minister (1864-1956).
Born April 14th, 1864 in Izmail.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 92 years old in Bucharest.
Stefi Geyer
Hungarian musician.
Born June 28th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died December 11th, 1956 at 68 years old in Zürich.
Sergei Vasilenko
Russian and soviet composer (1872–1956).
Born March 30th, 1872 in Moscow.
Died March 11th, 1956 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Robert Lehr
German politician (1883-1956).
Born August 20th, 1883 in Celle. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1956 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf.
Marie Juchacz
German politician (1879-1956).
Born March 15th, 1879 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Died January 28th, 1956 at 76 years old in Düsseldorf.
Khadr El-Touni
Egyptian weightlifter.
Born March 15th, 1915 in Cairo.
Died September 22nd, 1956 at 41 years old in Helwan (electrocution).
Edward P. Carville
American politician (1885-1956).
Born May 14th, 1885 in Elko County.
Died June 27th, 1956 at 71 years old in Reno.
Truxtun Hare
American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956).
Born October 12th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 77 years old in Radnor.
Diedrich Hermann Westermann
German missionary, africanist, and linguist.
Born June 24th, 1875 in Baden, Lower Saxony. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1956 at 80 years old in Baden, Lower Saxony. [ref]
Justin Godart
French politician, conferred with righteous among the nations (1871–1956).
Born November 26th, 1871 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1956 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Touria Chaoui
Moroccan pilot (1936-1956).
Born December 14th, 1936 in Fez.
Died March 1st, 1956 at 19 years old in Casablanca.
Jack Wilson
American boxer (1918-1956).
Born January 17th, 1918 in Spencer.
Died March 10th, 1956 at 38 years old in Cleveland.
Devorah Baron
Jewish writer, editor and translator (1887–1956).
Born December 9th, 1887 in Uzda.
Died August 20th, 1956 at 68 years old in Tel Aviv.
Jack Curtis
American actor of the silent era (1880-1956).
Born May 28th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died March 16th, 1956 at 75 years old in Hollywood.
Marij Kogoj
Slovenian composer.
Born September 30th, 1892 in Trieste.
Died February 25th, 1956 at 63 years old in Ljubljana.
David Browning
American diver (1931-1956).
Born June 5th, 1931 in Boston.
Died March 13th, 1956 at 24 years old in Rantoul (aircraft crash).
Sergei Melgunov
Russian historian and politician (1879–1956).
Born January 6th, 1880 in Moscow.
Died May 26th, 1956 at 76 years old in Champigny-sur-Marne.
Günther Ramin
German organist, conductor and composer (1898–1956).
Born October 15th, 1898 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 27th, 1956 at 57 years old in Leipzig.
Juan José de Amézaga
President of uruguay (1881–1956).
Born January 28th, 1861 in Montevideo.
Died August 21st, 1956 at 95 years old in Montevideo.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 434
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe