In the year 1956
381 Notable deaths
Marie Doro
American stage and film actress.
Born May 25th, 1882 in Duncannon.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
Catalan architect (1867-1957).
Born October 17th, 1867 in Mataró. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1956 at 89 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
British writer (1875-1956).
Born July 10th, 1875 in London. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1956 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Erich Kleiber
Austrian conductor.
Born August 5th, 1890 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1956 at 65 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Israel Zolli
Chief rabbi of rome, italy, during world war ii; later converted to catholicism (1881-1956).
Born September 27th, 1881 in Brody. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1956 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
British politician (1880-1956).
Born October 27th, 1880 in London.
Died March 10th, 1956 at 75 years old in Chichester.
André Marty
French politician (1886-1956).
Born November 6th, 1886 in Perpignan. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1956 at 70 years old in Toulouse (lung cancer). [ref]
Charles Dingle
American actor (1887-1956).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Wabash.
Died January 19th, 1956 at 68 years old in Worcester (myocardial infarction).
Reşat Nuri Güntekin
Turkish author (1889-1956).
Born November 25th, 1889 in Istanbul.
Died December 13th, 1956 at 67 years old in London (lung cancer).
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
3rd governor general of pakistan (1895-1956).
Born April 20th, 1895 in Lahore.
Died September 12th, 1956 at 61 years old in Lahore.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 381
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