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In the year 1956
427 Notable deaths
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
English writer.
Born September 28th, 1868 in Shooter's Hill. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1956 at 87 years old in Wadhurst.
Walter de la Mare
English poet and fiction writer.
Born April 25th, 1873 in Charlton. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1956 at 83 years old in Twickenham (thrombosis). [ref]
Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese film director and screenwriter (1898-1956).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1956 at 58 years old in Kyoto (leukemia). [ref]
Caesar Cardini
Italian-mexican chef (1896-1956).
Born February 24th, 1896 in Baveno.
Died November 3rd, 1956 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Sam Langford
Canadian boxer (1886–1956).
Born March 4th, 1886 in Weymouth.
Died January 12th, 1956 at 69 years old in Cambridge.
Emil Nolde
German artist (1867-1956).
Born August 7th, 1867 in Nolde. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1956 at 88 years old in Seebüll. [ref]
Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
British princess.
Born August 12th, 1872 in Cumberland Lodge.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 84 years old in London.
Helen Duncan
Scottish medium (1897–1956).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Callander.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 59 years old in Edinburgh.
Anastasio Somoza García
Former president of nicaragua (1896–1956).
Born February 1st, 1896 in San Marcos.
Died September 29th, 1956 at 60 years old in Ancón (gunshot wound).
Clarence Birdseye
American inventor (1886–1956).
Born December 9th, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 69 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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