In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı
Turkish poet and writer (1910–1956).
Born October 4th, 1910 in Diyarbakır.
Died January 12th, 1956 at 45 years old in Vienna (pleurisy).
Muhammad Husayn Haykal
Egyptian writer.
Born August 20th, 1888 in Mansoura.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Nicolae Labiș
Romanian poet (1935–1956).
Born December 2nd, 1935 in Poiana Mărului.
Died December 22nd, 1956 at 21 years old in Bucharest (struck by vehicle).
Chandrashekhar Agashe
Indian industrialist and entrepreneur (1888–1956).
Born February 14th, 1888 in Bhor. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1956 at 68 years old in Pune. [ref]
B. Reeves Eason
American film director, actor (1886-1956).
Born October 2nd, 1886 in New York City.
Died June 9th, 1956 at 69 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
H. F. Baker
British mathematician (1866-1956).
Born July 3rd, 1866 in Cambridge.
Died March 17th, 1956 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Vladimir A. Obruchev
Russian and soviet geologist and writer (1863–1956).
Born October 10th, 1863 in Rzhev. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1956 at 92 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Carlo Gnocchi
Italian roman catholic priest, considered beatus (1902–1956).
Born October 25th, 1902 in San Colombano al Lambro.
Died February 28th, 1956 at 53 years old in Milan.
Frank Beaurepaire
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, politician, businessman (1891-1956).
Born May 13th, 1891 in Melbourne.
Died May 29th, 1956 at 65 years old in Melbourne (heart failure).
Jack Southworth
English footballer (1866-1956).
Born December 11th, 1866 in Blackburn.
Died October 16th, 1956 at 89 years old in Liverpool.
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach