In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
Ludvík Kuba
Czech landscape painter, musician, writer, professor in the academy of fine arts (1863-1956).
Born April 16th, 1863 in Poděbrady. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1956 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Karel Hromádka
Czech chess player.
Born April 23rd, 1887 in Großweikersdorf.
Died July 16th, 1956 at 69 years old in Prague.
Karl Caspar
German artist (1879-1956).
Born March 13th, 1879 in Friedrichshafen.
Died September 22nd, 1956 at 77 years old in Brannenburg.
Agnes Esterhazy
Hungarian actress (1902-1956).
Born January 21st, 1898 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1956 at 58 years old in Munich. [ref]
John Evershed
British astronomer (1864-1956).
Born February 26th, 1864 in Surrey.
Died November 17th, 1956 at 92 years old in Surrey.
Christian Gitsham
Athletics competitor (1888–1956).
Born October 15th, 1888 in Pietermaritzburg.
Died June 16th, 1956 at 67 years old in South Africa.
LeRoy Samse
Athletics competitor (1883–1956).
Born September 13th, 1883 in Kokomo.
Died May 1st, 1956 at 72 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Grigory Broydo
Soviet politician (1883-1956).
Born November 7th, 1883 in Vilnius.
Died May 23rd, 1956 at 72 years old in Moscow.
William Wright Smith
British botanist (1875–1956).
Born February 2nd, 1875 in Lochmaben. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1956 at 81 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Hans Eugster
Gymnast (1929-1956).
Born March 27th, 1929 in Heiden.
Died November 12th, 1956 at 27 years old in Lucerne.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 427
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau