In the year 1956
472 Notable deaths
Adolf Rieger
Olympic medalist in wrestling (1899-1956).
Born August 25th, 1899 in Berlin.
Died June 12th, 1956 at 56 years old in Essen.
Oreste Conte
Italian cyclist (1919–1956).
Born July 19th, 1919 in Udine.
Died October 7th, 1956 at 37 years old in Bergamo.
Georg Brustad
Gymnast (1892–1956).
Born November 23rd, 1892 in Christiania.
Died September 25th, 1956 at 63 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Theodor Haag
Field hockey player (1901–1956).
Born March 13th, 1901 in Le Havre.
Died August 28th, 1956 at 55 years old in Eitelborn. [ref]
Franz Federschmidt
American rower (1894–1956).
Born February 21st, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died April 14th, 1956 at 62 years old in Philadelphia (colorectal cancer).
Archibald Black
Canadian rower (1883-1956).
Born May 17th, 1883 in Winnipeg.
Died May 14th, 1956 at 72 years old in Vancouver.
John Geiger
American rower (1873–1956).
Born March 28th, 1873 in Philadelphia.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 83 years old in Philadelphia.
Victor Wetterström
Olympic curler (1884–1956).
Born August 27th, 1884 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1956 at 71 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Renée Erdős
Writer (1878–1956).
Born May 7th, 1878 in Arcibiskupský Lél.
Died July 7th, 1956 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Mikhail Bonch-Bruyevich
Russian general (1870–1956).
Born March 8th, 1870 in Moscow.
Died August 3rd, 1956 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Georges Thurnherr
French gymnast.
Born April 16th, 1886 in Eglingen. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1956 at 69 years old in Belfort. [ref]
Harald Smedvik
Gymnast (1888-1956).
Born March 28th, 1888. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1956 at 68 years old [ref]
Walter Lewis
Canadian rower (1885-1956).
Born July 17th, 1885 in Orangeville.
Died May 29th, 1956 at 70 years old in Quebec City.
H. F. Baker
British mathematician (1866-1956).
Born July 3rd, 1866 in Cambridge.
Died March 17th, 1956 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Jacob Levitzki
Israeli mathematician (1904–1956).
Born August 17th, 1904 in Kherson.
Died February 25th, 1956 at 51 years old in Jerusalem.
Leonard Peterson
Swedish gymnast (1885–1956).
Born October 30th, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died April 15th, 1956 at 70 years old in Stockholm.
Paul Gadenne
French writer (1907–1956).
Born April 4th, 1907 in Armentières. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1956 at 49 years old in Cambo-les-Bains (tuberculosis). [ref]
Paul Rudolf
Swiss rower.
Born December 6th, 1892.
Died April 5th, 1956 at 63 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Emmanouil Tsouderos
Prime minister of greece (1882-1956).
Born July 19th, 1882 in Rethymno. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1956 at 73 years old in Nervi.
George Bretz
Canadian lacrosse player.
Born September 3rd, 1880 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 7th, 1956 at 75 years old in Shelburne. [ref]
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.
Deaths 451 to 472 of 472
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius