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In the year 1956
404 Notable deaths
Elsie Janis
American actress of stage and screen (1889-1956).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Columbus. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Marcel Griaule
French anthropologist (1898-1956).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Aisy-sur-Armançon. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1956 at 57 years old in Paris. [ref]
Helmer Hanssen
Norwegian antarctic explorer (1870-1956).
Born September 24th, 1870 in Andøy Municipality.
Died August 2nd, 1956 at 85 years old in Tromsø Municipality.
José Moscardó Ituarte
Spanish general (1878-1956).
Born October 26th, 1878 in Madrid.
Died April 12th, 1956 at 77 years old in Madrid.
Walther Kossel
German physicist (1888-1956).
Born January 4th, 1888 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1956 at 68 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Pyotr Konchalovsky
Russian artist (1876-1956).
Born February 21st, 1876 in Sloviansk. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Samad Vurgun
Azerbaijani-soviet writer (1906-1956).
Born March 21st, 1906 in Yukhary Salahly.
Died May 27th, 1956 at 50 years old in Baku (cancer, lung cancer).
Louis Rosier
French racing driver.
Born November 5th, 1905 in Chapdes-Beaufort.
Died October 29th, 1956 at 50 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Mikhail Tereshchenko
Russian politician.
Born March 30th, 1886 in Kyiv.
Died April 1st, 1956 at 70 years old in Monte Carlo.
Curnonsky
French food writer (1872–1956).
Born October 12th, 1872 in Angers.
Died July 22nd, 1956 at 83 years old in Paris.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 404
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson