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In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
E. T. Whittaker
British mathematician (1873-1956).
Born October 24th, 1873 in Southport.
Died March 24th, 1956 at 82 years old in Edinburgh.
Flora Sandes
World war i soldier and nurse (1876-1956).
Born January 22nd, 1876 in Nether Poppleton.
Died November 24th, 1956 at 80 years old in East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital.
Gottfried Benn
German novelist, poet.
Born May 2nd, 1886 in Putlitz. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1956 at 70 years old in West Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Eferding. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1956 at 56 years old in Schruns. [ref]
Giovanni Papini
Italian writer (1881-1956).
Born January 9th, 1881 in Florence.
Died July 8th, 1956 at 75 years old in Florence (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
George Sarton
American historian of science (1884-1956).
Born August 31st, 1884 in Ghent. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1956 at 71 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Maud Allan
Choreographer (1873-1956).
Born August 27th, 1873 in Toronto.
Died October 7th, 1956 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter (1894–1956).
Born January 31st, 1894 in Coalton.
Died October 19th, 1956 at 62 years old in Hollywood.
Lucien Febvre
French historian.
Born July 22nd, 1878 in Nancy.
Died September 26th, 1956 at 78 years old in Saint-Amour.
Jimmie Angel
American aviator.
Born August 1st, 1899 in Springfield.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 57 years old in Panama City.
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