In the year 1956
434 Notable deaths
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956).
Born November 19th, 1875 in Honolulu.
Died June 6th, 1956 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C..
Konstantin von Neurath
German foreign minister, ambassador and reich protector in bohemia and moravia, general and nazi war criminal (1873-1956).
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Kleinglattbach.
Died August 14th, 1956 at 83 years old in Enzweihingen (myocardial infarction).
William Boeing
American aviation pioneer.
Born October 1st, 1881 in Detroit.
Died September 28th, 1956 at 74 years old in Puget Sound (myocardial infarction).
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
3rd governor general of pakistan (1895-1956).
Born April 20th, 1895 in Lahore.
Died September 12th, 1956 at 61 years old in Lahore.
Jules Rimet
Founder of association football institutions (1873-1956).
Born October 14th, 1873 in Theuley.
Died October 16th, 1956 at 83 years old in Suresnes.
Clifford Brown
American jazz musician (1930–1956).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Wilmington.
Died June 26th, 1956 at 25 years old in Pennsylvania (traffic collision).
Louis Calhern
American stage and screen actor (1895-1956).
Born February 19th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died May 12th, 1956 at 61 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Billy Bishop
Canadian aviator and author (1894–1956).
Born February 8th, 1894 in Owen Sound. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1956 at 62 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
Lionel Crabb
British royal navy frogman, lost at sea under mysterious circumstances (1909–1956).
Born January 28th, 1909 in London.
Died April 19th, 1956 at 47 years old in sea.
Austin Osman Spare
English artist (1886-1956).
Born December 31st, 1888 in Snow Hill.
Died May 15th, 1956 at 67 years old in Lambeth Hospital (appendicitis).
Harold Bride
British wireless operator on the titanic (1890–1956).
Born January 11th, 1890 in London.
Died April 29th, 1956 at 66 years old in Glasgow (lung cancer).
Alexander Korda
British film director (1893–1956).
Born September 16th, 1893 in Túrkeve.
Died January 23rd, 1956 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
August Kubizek
Austrian musician, soldier, and friend of adolf hitler.
Born August 3rd, 1888 in Linz. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1956 at 68 years old in Eferding. [ref]
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
German field marshal and war criminal.
Born September 5th, 1876 in Landsberg am Lech.
Died April 29th, 1956 at 79 years old in Füssen.
Edward Arnold
American actor (1890-1956).
Born February 18th, 1890 in Manhattan.
Died April 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Encino (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jean Hersholt
Danish-american actor (1886-1956).
Born July 12th, 1886 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1956 at 69 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
English writer.
Born September 28th, 1868 in Shooter's Hill. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1956 at 87 years old in Wadhurst.
Walter de la Mare
English poet and fiction writer (1873–1956).
Born April 25th, 1873 in Charlton.
Died June 22nd, 1956 at 83 years old in Twickenham (thrombosis).
Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese film director and screenwriter (1898-1956).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1956 at 58 years old in Kyoto (leukemia). [ref]
Caesar Cardini
Italian-mexican chef (1896-1956).
Born February 24th, 1896 in Baveno.
Died November 3rd, 1956 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Sam Langford
Canadian boxer (1886–1956).
Born March 4th, 1886 in Weymouth.
Died January 12th, 1956 at 69 years old in Cambridge.
Emil Nolde
German artist (1867-1956).
Born August 7th, 1867 in Nolde. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1956 at 88 years old in Seebüll. [ref]
Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
British princess.
Born August 12th, 1872 in Cumberland Lodge.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 84 years old in London.
Helen Duncan
Scottish medium (1897–1956).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Callander.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 59 years old in Edinburgh.
Anastasio Somoza García
Former president of nicaragua (1896–1956).
Born February 1st, 1896 in San Marcos.
Died September 29th, 1956 at 60 years old in Ancón (gunshot wound).
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen