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In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
Zafar Ali Khan
Pakistani writer (1873–1956).
Born January 19th, 1873 in Wazirabad District.
Died November 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Wazirabad Tehsil.
Charles Edward Taylor
American airplane mechanic (1868-1956).
Born May 24th, 1868 in Cerro Gordo.
Died January 30th, 1956 at 87 years old in California.
Ludwig Klages
German psychologist and philosopher (1872–1956).
Born December 10th, 1872 in Hanover.
Died July 29th, 1956 at 83 years old in Kilchberg.
Paul Renner
German type designer.
Born August 9th, 1878 in Wernigerode. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1956 at 77 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Walter Gieseking
German pianist (1895–1956).
Born November 5th, 1895 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died October 26th, 1956 at 60 years old in London.
Robert Yerkes
American psychologist.
Born May 26th, 1876 in Bucks County.
Died February 3rd, 1956 at 79 years old in New Haven.
Leo Baeck
German-born rabbi, scholar and theologian (1873-1956).
Born May 23rd, 1873 in Leszno. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1956 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Arnold Leese
British politician (1878-1956).
Born November 16th, 1878 in Lytham St Annes.
Died January 18th, 1956 at 77 years old in London.
Otto Schmidt
Russian and soviet geophysicist and polar explorer (1891-1956).
Born September 30th, 1891 in Mogilev.
Died September 7th, 1956 at 64 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Joseph Wirth
German chancellor (1879-1956).
Born September 6th, 1879 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1956 at 76 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 417
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather