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In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
Lawrence Dale Bell
American businessman.
Born April 5th, 1894 in Mentone.
Died October 20th, 1956 at 62 years old in Buffalo.
Ralph DePalma
Italian-american racecar driver.
Born December 19th, 1882 in Biccari. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1956 at 73 years old in South Pasadena (cancer).
Carl Neuberg
German biochemist (1877-1956).
Born July 29th, 1877 in Hanover. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1956 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Johann Radon
Austrian mathematician (1887-1956).
Born December 16th, 1887 in Děčín.
Died May 25th, 1956 at 68 years old in Warsaw, Vienna.
Fletcher Pratt
American military historian and fantasy writer.
Born April 25th, 1897 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 59 years old in Long Branch (cancer). [ref]
Benno von Arent
German politician and ss officer (1898-1956).
Born July 19th, 1898 in Görlitz.
Died October 14th, 1956 at 58 years old in Bonn.
Rigoberto López Pérez
Nicaraguan poet, music composer and assassin of anastasio somoza garcía.
Died September 21st, 1956 at 27 years old in León (ballistic trauma).
Archibald Low
British physicist (1888–1956).
Born October 17th, 1888 in Purley.
Died September 13th, 1956 at 67 years old in London.
Gianpiero Combi
Italian association football player (1902-1956).
Born December 20th, 1902 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1956 at 53 years old in Turin. [ref]
Marcel Griaule
French anthropologist (1898-1956).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Aisy-sur-Armançon. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1956 at 57 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 427
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson