Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
Francis L. Sullivan
British actor (1903-1956).
Born January 6th, 1903 in London.
Died November 19th, 1956 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Robert Walser
Swiss writer (1878–1956).
Born April 15th, 1878 in Bienne. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1956 at 78 years old in Herisau (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frederick Soddy
Chemist and physicist from england (1877-1956).
Born September 2nd, 1877 in Eastbourne. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Lyonel Feininger
German-american painter (1871-1956).
Born July 17th, 1871 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1956 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Marie Laurencin
French painter, poet and printmaker (1883-1956).
Born October 31st, 1883 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1956 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest).
Juan Negrín
Prime minister of spain (1892-1956).
Born February 3rd, 1892 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1956 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
Margaret Wycherly
English stage and film actress (1881-1956).
Born October 26th, 1881 in London.
Died June 6th, 1956 at 74 years old in New York City (disease).
Ralph Morgan
American actor (1883-1956).
Born July 6th, 1883 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 72 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Bancroft
American actor (1882–1956).
Born September 30th, 1882 in Philadelphia.
Died October 2nd, 1956 at 74 years old in Santa Monica.
Wilhelm Miklas
Austrian politician; president (1928–1938).
Born October 15th, 1872 in Krems.
Died March 20th, 1956 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 427
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy