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In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
Jaroslav Krejčí
Czechoslovak lawyer and politician (1892-1956).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Křemenec. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1956 at 63 years old in Leopoldov. [ref]
Kathleen Howard
Opera singer, actress, magazine editor.
Born July 17th, 1884 in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Died August 15th, 1956 at 72 years old in Los Angeles, Hollywood.
Adélard Godbout
Canadian politician (1892-1956).
Born September 24th, 1892 in Saint-Éloi.
Died September 18th, 1956 at 63 years old in Montreal.
Pyotr Konchalovsky
Russian artist (1876-1956).
Born February 21st, 1876 in Sloviansk. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood
British politician (1869-1956).
Born October 14th, 1869 in Hertfordshire.
Died December 10th, 1956 at 87 years old in Sussex.
Lorenzo Perosi
Italian composer (1872–1956).
Born December 21st, 1872 in Tortona.
Died December 12th, 1956 at 83 years old in Rome.
Mikhail Tereshchenko
Russian politician.
Born March 30th, 1886 in Kyiv.
Died April 1st, 1956 at 70 years old in Monte Carlo.
Ernst Robert Curtius
German philologist and literary scholar.
Born April 14th, 1886 in Thann. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1956 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Bob Sweikert
Racecar driver.
Born May 20th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 30 years old in Salem (traffic collision).
Kazushige Ugaki
Japanese politician (1868-1956).
Born August 9th, 1868 in Okayama.
Died April 30th, 1956 at 87 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 427
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld