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In the year 1956
434 Notable deaths
Paul Rostock
German surgeon; defendant at the nuremberg doctors' trial (1892-1956).
Born January 18th, 1892 in Kręcko.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 64 years old in Bad Tölz.
Owen Davis
American dramatist (1874–1956).
Born January 29th, 1874 in Portland.
Died October 14th, 1956 at 82 years old in New York City.
Johnny Claes
Belgian racing driver.
Born August 11th, 1916 in London.
Died February 3rd, 1956 at 39 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (tuberculosis).
Filippo De Pisis
Italian painter (1896-1956).
Born May 11th, 1896 in Ferrara. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1956 at 59 years old in Milan. [ref]
John Garstang
British archaeologist (1876-1956).
Born May 5th, 1876 in Blackburn. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1956 at 80 years old in Beirut. [ref]
John Emerson
Stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films (1874-1956).
Born May 29th, 1874 in Sandusky.
Died March 8th, 1956 at 81 years old in Pasadena.
Benjamin Glazer
Screenwriter, producer, foley artist, and director of american films (1887-1956).
Born May 7th, 1887 in Belfast. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1956 at 68 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Henriette Renié
French musician (1875–1956).
Born September 18th, 1875 in Paris.
Died March 1st, 1956 at 80 years old in Paris.
Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
Guatemalan president (1889-1956).
Born August 26th, 1889 in Guatemala City.
Died November 16th, 1956 at 67 years old in Guatemala City.
Yakub Kolas
Belarusian writer (1882-1956).
Born November 3rd, 1882 in Akinchytsy.
Died August 13th, 1956 at 73 years old in Minsk.
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı
Turkish poet and writer (1910–1956).
Born October 4th, 1910 in Diyarbakır.
Died January 12th, 1956 at 45 years old in Vienna (pleurisy).
Muhammad Husayn Haykal
Egyptian writer.
Born August 20th, 1888 in Mansoura.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Nicolae Labiș
Romanian poet (1935–1956).
Born December 2nd, 1935 in Poiana Mărului.
Died December 22nd, 1956 at 21 years old in Bucharest (struck by vehicle).
Chandrashekhar Agashe
Indian industrialist and entrepreneur (1888–1956).
Born February 14th, 1888 in Bhor. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1956 at 68 years old in Pune. [ref]
B. Reeves Eason
American film director, actor (1886-1956).
Born October 2nd, 1886 in New York City.
Died June 9th, 1956 at 69 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
H. F. Baker
British mathematician (1866-1956).
Born July 3rd, 1866 in Cambridge.
Died March 17th, 1956 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Vladimir A. Obruchev
Russian and soviet geologist and writer (1863–1956).
Born October 10th, 1863 in Rzhev. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1956 at 92 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Carlo Gnocchi
Italian roman catholic priest, considered beatus (1902–1956).
Born October 25th, 1902 in San Colombano al Lambro.
Died February 28th, 1956 at 53 years old in Milan.
Frank Beaurepaire
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, politician, businessman (1891-1956).
Born May 13th, 1891 in Melbourne.
Died May 29th, 1956 at 65 years old in Melbourne (heart failure).
Jack Southworth
English footballer (1866-1956).
Born December 11th, 1866 in Blackburn.
Died October 16th, 1956 at 89 years old in Liverpool.
Hannah Mitchell
Socialist and suffragette (1872–1956).
Born February 11th, 1872 in Hope Woodlands.
Died October 22nd, 1956 at 84 years old in Manchester.
Lloyd Ingraham
Actor, film director (1874–1956).
Born November 30th, 1874 in Rochelle.
Died April 4th, 1956 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Paul Bonatz
German architect (1877-1956).
Born December 6th, 1877 in Solgne. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1956 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Henri Chrétien
French astronomer (1879–1956).
Born February 1st, 1879 in Paris.
Died February 6th, 1956 at 77 years old in Forest Glen.
Ivan Puni
Russian artist (1890-1956).
Born April 3rd, 1890 in Repino. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1956 at 66 years old in Paris.
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