In the year 1956
473 Notable deaths
Mikheil Gelovani
Russian and soviet actor and film director (1893-1956).
Born January 6th, 1893 in Lasuriashi.
Died December 21st, 1956 at 63 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Francesco Illy
Hungarian businessman.
Born October 7th, 1892 in Timișoara.
Died October 22nd, 1956 at 64 years old in Trieste.
Eduardo Lonardi
Dictatorship of argentina (1896-1956).
Born September 15th, 1896 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 22nd, 1956 at 59 years old in Buenos Aires.
Holmes Herbert
British actor (1882–1956).
Born July 30th, 1882 in Mansfield.
Died December 26th, 1956 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Michael Arlen
Bulgarian-born british writer (1895–1956).
Born November 16th, 1895 in Ruse.
Died June 23rd, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer).
David Seymour
Polish photographer and photojournalist (1911-1956).
Born November 20th, 1911 in Warsaw.
Died November 10th, 1956 at 44 years old in El-Qantarah al-Sharqiya.
Norman Kerry
American actor (1894-1956).
Born June 16th, 1894 in Rochester.
Died January 12th, 1956 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Nina Hamnett
Welsh painter (1890–1956).
Born February 14th, 1890 in Tenby.
Died December 16th, 1956 at 66 years old in London (falling from height).
Julien Benda
French essayist and philosopher (1867-1956).
Born December 26th, 1867 in Paris.
Died June 7th, 1956 at 88 years old in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Homer Stille Cummings
American politician (1870-1956).
Born April 30th, 1870 in Stamford.
Died September 10th, 1956 at 86 years old in Greenwich.
Frigyes Riesz
Hungarian mathematician who made fundamental contributions to functional analysis (1880–1956).
Born January 22nd, 1880 in Győr.
Died February 28th, 1956 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
British writer (1875-1956).
Born July 10th, 1875 in London.
Died March 30th, 1956 at 80 years old in London.
Stanley Blystone
Actor (1894-1956).
Born August 1st, 1894 in Eau Claire.
Died July 16th, 1956 at 61 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician (1901–1956).
Born May 30th, 1901 in Carbondale.
Died June 11th, 1956 at 55 years old in Kansas City (myocardial infarction).
Marie Doro
American actress (1882–1956).
Born May 25th, 1882 in Duncannon.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
British politician (1880-1956).
Born October 27th, 1880 in London.
Died March 10th, 1956 at 75 years old in Chichester.
Eugenio Pio Zolli
Chief rabbi of rome, italy, during world war ii; later converted to catholicism (1881-1956).
Born September 27th, 1881 in Brody.
Died March 2nd, 1956 at 74 years old in Rome.
Fanny Durack
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born October 27th, 1889 in Sydney.
Died March 20th, 1956 at 66 years old in Sydney.
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
Catalan architect (1867-1957).
Born October 17th, 1867 in Mataró.
Died December 23rd, 1956 at 89 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Erich Kleiber
Austrian conductor (1890–1956).
Born August 5th, 1890 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1956 at 65 years old in Zurich. [ref]
André Marty
French politician (1886-1956).
Born November 6th, 1886 in Perpignan.
Died November 23rd, 1956 at 70 years old in Toulouse (lung cancer).
Charles Dingle
American actor (1887-1956).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Wabash.
Died January 19th, 1956 at 68 years old in Worcester (myocardial infarction).
Valaida Snow
American musician (1904-1956).
Born June 2nd, 1902 in Chattanooga.
Died May 30th, 1956 at 53 years old in New York City (stroke).
Mirjafar Baghirov
Azerbaijani soviet politician (1895-1956).
Born September 17th, 1895 in Guba.
Died May 26th, 1956 at 60 years old in Baku (gunshot wound).
Thomas de Hartmann
Ukrainian-born composer and pianist (1884 - 1956).
Born September 21st, 1885 in Choruživka. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1956 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 473
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon