In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
Frank Brangwyn
Anglo-welsh artist and designer (1867-1956).
Born May 12th, 1867 in Bruges. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 89 years old in Ditchling. [ref]
Pío Baroja
Spanish writer (1872-1956).
Born December 28th, 1872 in San Sebastián.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 83 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Navvab Safavi
Iranian cleric (1924–1955).
Born October 9th, 1924 in Ghaniabad.
Died January 18th, 1956 at 31 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
Mikheil Gelovani
Russian and soviet actor and film director (1893-1956).
Born January 6th, 1893 in Lasuriashi.
Died December 21st, 1956 at 63 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Francesco Illy
Romanian businessman.
Born October 7th, 1892 in Timișoara.
Died October 22nd, 1956 at 64 years old in Trieste.
Eduardo Lonardi
Dictatorship of argentina (1896-1956).
Born September 15th, 1896 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 22nd, 1956 at 59 years old in Buenos Aires.
Holmes Herbert
English actor (1882-1956).
Born July 30th, 1882 in Mansfield.
Died December 26th, 1956 at 74 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Michael Arlen
Bulgarian-born british writer (1895–1956).
Born November 16th, 1895 in Ruse.
Died June 23rd, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer).
David Seymour
Polish photographer and photojournalist (1911-1956).
Born November 20th, 1911 in Warsaw.
Died November 10th, 1956 at 44 years old in El-Qantarah al-Sharqiya.
Norman Kerry
American actor (1894-1956).
Born June 16th, 1894 in Rochester. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1956 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 417
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi