In the year 1956
473 Notable deaths
Witold Hurewicz
Polish mathematician (1904–1956).
Died September 6th, 1956 at 52 years old in Mérida (fall from building).
Curnonsky
French food writer (1872–1956).
Born October 12th, 1872 in Angers.
Died July 22nd, 1956 at 83 years old in Paris.
Jaroslav Krejčí
Czechoslovak lawyer and politician (1892-1956).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Křemenec. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1956 at 63 years old in Leopoldov. [ref]
Kathleen Howard
Opera singer, actress, magazine editor (1884–1956).
Born July 17th, 1884 in Niagara Falls.
Died August 15th, 1956 at 72 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Adélard Godbout
Canadian politician (1892-1956).
Born September 24th, 1892 in Saint-Éloi.
Died September 18th, 1956 at 63 years old in Montreal.
Pyotr Konchalovsky
Russian artist (1876-1956).
Born February 21st, 1876 in Sloviansk. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood
British politician (1869-1956).
Born October 14th, 1869 in Hertfordshire.
Died December 10th, 1956 at 87 years old in Sussex.
Lorenzo Perosi
Italian composer (1872–1956).
Born December 21st, 1872 in Tortona.
Died December 12th, 1956 at 83 years old in Rome.
Mikhail Tereshchenko
Politician (1886–1956).
Born March 30th, 1886 in Kyiv.
Died April 1st, 1956 at 70 years old in Monte Carlo.
Ernst Robert Curtius
German philologist and literary scholar (1886–1956).
Born April 14th, 1886 in Thann.
Died April 19th, 1956 at 70 years old in Rome.
Bob Sweikert
Racecar driver.
Born May 20th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 30 years old in Salem (traffic collision).
Walther Kossel
German physicist (1888-1956).
Born January 4th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 1956 at 68 years old in Tübingen.
Samad Vurgun
Azerbaijani-soviet writer (1906-1956).
Born March 21st, 1906 in Yukhary Salahly.
Died May 27th, 1956 at 50 years old in Baku (lung cancer).
Harley M. Kilgore
American politician (1893-1956).
Born January 11th, 1893 in Brown.
Died February 28th, 1956 at 63 years old in Bethesda.
Dell Henderson
Canadian actor, writer and director (1877-1956).
Born July 5th, 1883 in St. Thomas. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1956 at 73 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Džafer Kulenović
Bosniak politician (1891-1956).
Born February 17th, 1891 in Rajinovci.
Died October 3rd, 1956 at 65 years old in Damascus.
Alexander Fadeyev
Soviet writer and politician (1901-1956).
Born December 24th, 1901 in Kimry. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1956 at 54 years old in Peredelkino (gunshot wound). [ref]
Tom Whittaker
English footballer and manager (1898-1956).
Born July 21st, 1898 in Aldershot.
Died October 24th, 1956 at 58 years old in London.
Lev Rudnev
Soviet architect (1885–1956).
Born March 13th, 1885 in Veliky Novgorod. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1956 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Rudolf Veiel
German general (1883–1956).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1956 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Hermann Abendroth
German conductor (1883-1956).
Born January 19th, 1883 in Frankfurt.
Died May 29th, 1956 at 73 years old in Jena (stroke).
Jehanne d'Alcy
French actress (1865–1956).
Born March 20th, 1865 in Vaujours.
Died October 14th, 1956 at 91 years old in Versailles.
Mauritz von Wiktorin
German general.
Born August 13th, 1883 in Hainburg an der Donau.
Died August 16th, 1956 at 73 years old in Nuremberg.
Jan Šrámek
Czechoslovak priest and politician.
Born August 11th, 1870 in Grygov. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Barry Norton
Argentine actor (1905-1956).
Born June 16th, 1905 in United States.
Died August 24th, 1956 at 51 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 473
What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller