In the year 1956
472 Notable deaths
Otto Scheff
Austrian swimmer (1889-1956).
Born December 12th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died October 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Maria Enzersdorf.
Mincho Neychev
Bulgarian politician (1887–1956).
Born April 4th, 1887 in Stara Zagora.
Died August 11th, 1956 at 69 years old in Sofia.
Pelageya Shajn
Russian astronomer.
Born April 19th, 1894.
Died August 27th, 1956 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Josef Blum
Association footballer and coach (1898-1956).
Born February 4th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died October 18th, 1956 at 58 years old in Vienna.
John Garrels
American hurdler, shot putter and discus thrower (1885-1956).
Born November 18th, 1885 in Bay City.
Died October 21st, 1956 at 70 years old in Grosse Ile Township.
Augustin Chantrel
French footballer (1906-1956).
Born July 8th, 1908 in Mers-les-Bains. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1956 at 48 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Joseph Sill Clark Sr.
American tennis player (1861–1956).
Born November 30th, 1861 in Germantown.
Died April 14th, 1956 at 94 years old in Chestnut Hill.
Grigory Abramovich Shajn
Soviet astronomer (1892-1956).
Born April 11th, 1877 in Odesa.
Died August 4th, 1956 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Richard Stanton
Actor, film director (1876-1956).
Born October 8th, 1876 in Iowa.
Died May 22nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Auguste Chevalier
French botanist (1873-1956).
Born June 23rd, 1873 in Domfront.
Died June 4th, 1956 at 82 years old in Paris.
François Pierre-Alype
French colonial administrator (1886-1956).
Born April 13th, 1886 in Saint-Denis.
Died February 5th, 1956 at 69 years old in Suresnes.
Virginia Kirtley
Actress (1888-1956).
Born November 11th, 1888 in Bowling Green.
Died August 19th, 1956 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Per Kaufeldt
Swedish footballer and manager (1902-1956).
Born August 1st, 1902 in Södermalm.
Died March 21st, 1956 at 53 years old in Stockholm.
Ludvík Kuba
Czech landscape painter, musician, writer, professor in the academy of fine arts (1863-1956).
Born April 16th, 1863 in Poděbrady.
Died November 30th, 1956 at 93 years old in Prague.
Karel Hromádka
Czech chess player (1887–1956).
Born April 23rd, 1887 in Grossweikersdorf. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1956 at 69 years old in Prague.
Karl Caspar
German artist (1879-1956).
Born March 13th, 1879 in Friedrichshafen.
Died September 22nd, 1956 at 77 years old in Brannenburg.
Agnes Esterhazy
Hungarian actress (1902-1956).
Born January 21st, 1902 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1956 at 54 years old in Munich. [ref]
John Evershed
British astronomer (1864-1956).
Born February 26th, 1864 in Surrey.
Died November 17th, 1956 at 92 years old in Surrey.
Christian Gitsham
Athletics competitor (1888–1956).
Born October 15th, 1888 in Pietermaritzburg.
Died June 16th, 1956 at 67 years old in South Africa.
LeRoy Samse
Athletics competitor (1883–1956).
Born September 13th, 1883 in Kokomo.
Died May 1st, 1956 at 72 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Grigory Broydo
Soviet politician (1883-1956).
Born November 7th, 1883 in Vilnius.
Died May 23rd, 1956 at 72 years old in Moscow.
William Wright Smith
British botanist (1875–1956).
Born February 2nd, 1875 in Lochmaben. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1956 at 81 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Hans Eugster
Gymnast (1929-1956).
Born March 27th, 1929 in Heiden.
Died November 12th, 1956 at 27 years old in Lucerne.
Margaret Joslin
American actress (1883-1956).
Born August 6th, 1883 in Cleveland.
Died October 14th, 1956 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Alice Greene
British tennis player (1879–1956).
Born October 15th, 1879 in Upton.
Died October 26th, 1956 at 77 years old in Saint Brelade.
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman