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In the year 1956
434 Notable deaths
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).
Kazushige Ugaki
Japanese politician (1868-1956).
Born August 9th, 1868 in Okayama.
Died April 30th, 1956 at 87 years old in Tokyo.
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 and director.
Born July 5th, 1883 in St. Thomas.
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 and knight's cross recipients.
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 (1870-1956).
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 of America.
Died August 24th, 1956 at 51 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Tobias Dantzig
American mathematician (1884-1956).
Born February 19th, 1884 in Šiauliai.
Died August 9th, 1956 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Ernst Loof
German racing driver (1907-1956).
Born July 4th, 1907 in Oschersleben.
Died March 3rd, 1956 at 48 years old in Bonn (brain cancer).
Henry Nicholas Ridley
English botanist and geologist (1855–1956).
Born December 10th, 1855 in Norfolk.
Died October 24th, 1956 at 100 years old in Kew.
Katherine MacDonald
American actor and film producer (1881-1956).
Born December 14th, 1891 in Pittsburgh.
Died June 4th, 1956 at 64 years old in Santa Barbara.
Guido Cantelli
Italian conductor.
Born April 27th, 1920 in Novara. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1956 at 36 years old in Paris, Orly. [ref]
Walter Warzecha
German admiral.
Born May 23rd, 1891 in Świebodzin.
Died August 30th, 1956 at 65 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 434
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino