In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
G. W. Pierce
American physicist (1872–1956).
Born January 11th, 1872 in Webberville.
Died August 25th, 1956 at 84 years old in Franklin.
Lars Sonck
Finland swedish architect.
Born August 10th, 1870 in Kälviä. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1956 at 85 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Paul Léautaud
French writer (1872–1956).
Born January 18th, 1872 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 22nd, 1956 at 84 years old in Le Plessis-Robinson.
Zoltán Halmay
Hungarian olympic swimmer (1881-1956).
Born June 18th, 1881 in Vysoká pri Morave.
Died May 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Heinrich Barkhausen
German physicist (1881-1956).
Born December 2nd, 1881 in Bremen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Kōtarō Takamura
Japanese poet and sculptor (1883–1956).
Born March 13th, 1883 in Shitaya-ku.
Died April 2nd, 1956 at 73 years old in Nakano (pulmonary tuberculosis).
Paul Kretschmer
German linguist (1866-1956).
Born May 2nd, 1866 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1956 at 89 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Leonora Speyer
American poet (1872–1956).
Born November 7th, 1872 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 10th, 1956 at 83 years old in New York City.
Sofia Panina
Russian noble.
Born August 23rd, 1871 in Moscow.
Died June 13th, 1956 at 84 years old in New York City.
Frederick G. Donnan
Irish scientist (1870-1956).
Born September 6th, 1870 in Colombo. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1956 at 86 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 427
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