In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
Gustav Suits
Estonian poet (1883-1956).
Born November 30th, 1883 in Kurista.
Died May 23rd, 1956 at 72 years old in Stockholm.
Luigi Fantappiè
Italian mathematician (1901-1956).
Born September 15th, 1901 in Viterbo. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1956 at 54 years old in Bagnaia. [ref]
Lillian Leighton
American actress.
Born May 17th, 1874 in Wisconsin.
Died March 19th, 1956 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Henrique da Rocha Lima
Brazilian microbiologist.
Born November 24th, 1879 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 26th, 1956 at 76 years old in São Paulo.
Derenik Demirchian
American writer.
Born February 18th, 1877 in Akhalkalaki.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Daniel Carroll
Australian rugby union player; usa rugby union player and national coach; olympic gold medalist (1892-1956).
Born November 17th, 1892 in Melbourne.
Died August 5th, 1956 at 63 years old in New Orleans.
Genoveva Torres Morales
Spanish roman catholic nun and saint (1870-1956).
Born January 3rd, 1870 in Almenara.
Died January 5th, 1956 at 86 years old in Zaragoza (stroke).
Fritz Hofmann
German chemist (1866–1956).
Born November 2nd, 1866 in Kölleda.
Died October 29th, 1956 at 89 years old in Hanover.
Albert Aftalion
French economist (1874–1956).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Ruse.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Ivan Dresser
American long-distance runner.
Born July 3rd, 1896 in Flandreau.
Died December 27th, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare