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In the year 1956
472 Notable deaths
Pierre Allemane
French footballer (1882-1956).
Born January 19th, 1882 in Montpellier.
Died May 24th, 1956 at 74 years old in Autreville.
Lajos Asztalos
Hungarian chess player (1889–1956).
Died November 1st, 1956 at 67 years old in Budapest.
James Zealley
English footballer (1868-1934).
Born November 2nd, 1874 in Bothenhampton.
Died May 15th, 1956 at 81 years old in Weymouth.
Max Emmerich
Athletics competitor (1879–1956).
Born June 1st, 1879 in Indianapolis.
Died June 29th, 1956 at 77 years old in Indianapolis.
René Bougnol
Fencer (1911-1956).
Born January 7th, 1911 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1956 at 45 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Henri Callot
French fencer (1875-1956).
Born December 20th, 1875 in La Rochelle. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1956 at 81 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Carlo Duse
Actor (1899-1956).
Born January 5th, 1899 in Udine.
Died September 9th, 1956 at 57 years old in Rome.
Modesto Denis
Paraguayan footballer.
Born March 9th, 1901 in Asunción. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1956 at 55 years old
Johannes Gabriel Granö
Finnish geographer (1882-1956).
Born March 14th, 1882 in Lapua.
Died February 23rd, 1956 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Cesare Milani
Italian rower (1905-1956).
Born January 4th, 1905 in Livorno.
Died June 21st, 1956 at 51 years old
František Kolenatý
Czech soccer player (1900-1956).
Born January 29th, 1900 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1956 at 56 years old in Prague. [ref]
Jacques Moeschal
Belgian footballer (1900-1956).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Uccle.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 56 years old
Hubert Houben
German sprinter (1898-1956).
Born February 24th, 1898 in Goch.
Died November 9th, 1956 at 58 years old in Krefeld.
Peder Gram
Danish musician (1881–1956).
Born November 25th, 1881 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1956 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Arthur Knight
English footballer (1887-1956).
Born September 7th, 1887 in Godalming.
Died March 10th, 1956 at 68 years old in Milan.
Gerrit Smith Miller Jr.
U.s. zoologist and botanist (1869–1956).
Born December 6th, 1869 in Peterboro.
Died February 24th, 1956 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Emilio Badini
Italian footballer (1897-1956).
Born August 4th, 1897 in Rosario.
Died August 5th, 1956 at 59 years old in Bologna.
Francis Tyler
Bobsledder (1904–1956).
Born December 11th, 1904 in Lake Placid.
Died April 11th, 1956 at 51 years old in Lake Placid (myocardial infarction).
Guido Boni
Gymnast (1892-1956).
Born February 7th, 1892 in Vicchio.
Died December 15th, 1956 at 64 years old in Gattaia.
Hiram Tuttle
American equestrian (1882–1956).
Born December 22nd, 1882 in Dexter.
Died November 11th, 1956 at 73 years old in Fort Riley.
René Fernández
Bolivian footballer (1906-1956).
Born November 30th, 1905 in La Paz.
Died December 31st, 1956 at 51 years old in Bolivia.
Theo Frenkel
Film director, actor, screenwriter (1871-1956).
Born July 14th, 1871 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1956 at 85 years old in Amsterdam.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 472
After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer