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In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
Stefi Geyer
Hungarian musician.
Born June 28th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died December 11th, 1956 at 68 years old in Zürich.
Sergei Vasilenko
Russian and soviet composer.
Born March 30th, 1872 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1956 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Robert Lehr
German politician (1883-1956).
Born August 20th, 1883 in Celle. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1956 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf.
Marie Juchacz
German politician (1879-1956).
Born March 15th, 1879 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Died January 28th, 1956 at 76 years old in Düsseldorf.
Khadr El-Touni
Egyptian weightlifter.
Born March 15th, 1915 in Cairo.
Died September 22nd, 1956 at 41 years old in Helwan (electrocution).
Edward P. Carville
American politician (1885-1956).
Born May 14th, 1885 in Elko County.
Died June 27th, 1956 at 71 years old in Reno.
Truxtun Hare
American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956).
Born October 12th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 77 years old in Radnor.
Diedrich Hermann Westermann
German missionary, africanist, and linguist.
Born June 24th, 1875 in Baden, Lower Saxony. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1956 at 80 years old in Baden, Lower Saxony. [ref]
Justin Godart
French politician, conferred with righteous among the nations (1871–1956).
Born November 26th, 1871 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1956 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Touria Chaoui
Moroccan pilot (1936-1956).
Born December 14th, 1936 in Fez.
Died March 1st, 1956 at 19 years old in Casablanca.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 427
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