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In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
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 (1892-1956).
Born March 4th, 1892 in Repino. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1956 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
Carl Brockelmann
German orientalist (1868–1956).
Born September 17th, 1868 in Rostock.
Died May 6th, 1956 at 87 years old in Halle (Saale).
Norman L. Bowen
Canadian geologist (1887-1956).
Born June 21st, 1887 in Kingston.
Died September 11th, 1956 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Corrado Alvaro
Italian journalist and writer of novels, short stories, screenplays, and plays.
Born April 15th, 1895 in San Luca. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 61 years old in Rome. [ref]
Stan Ockers
Belgian road bicycle racer (1920–1956).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Borgerhout.
Died October 1st, 1956 at 36 years old in Antwerp.
Charley Rogers
British actor, film director and screenwriter (1887-1956).
Born January 15th, 1887 in Birmingham.
Died December 20th, 1956 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Deaths 221 to 230 of 427
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi