In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
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 (cancer, 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).
Deaths 181 to 190 of 427
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø