In the year 1956
404 Notable deaths
Homer Stille Cummings
American politician (1870-1956).
Born April 30th, 1870 in Stamford.
Died September 10th, 1956 at 86 years old in Greenwich.
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).
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician.
Born May 30th, 1901 in Carbondale. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 55 years old in Kansas City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vladimir Filatov
Russian ophthalmologist (1875-1956).
Born February 27th, 1875 in Mikhaylovka.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 81 years old in Odesa (cerebral hemorrhage).
Frigyes Riesz
Hungarian mathematician who made fundamental contributions to functional analysis.
Born January 22nd, 1880 in Győr. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1956 at 76 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Francesco Illy
Romanian businessman.
Born October 7th, 1892 in Timișoara.
Died October 22nd, 1956 at 64 years old in Trieste.
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.
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]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 404
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon