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In the year 1956
404 Notable deaths
Adélard Godbout
Canadian politician (1892-1956).
Born September 24th, 1892 in Saint-Éloi.
Died September 18th, 1956 at 63 years old in Montreal.
Kathleen Howard
Opera singer, actress, magazine editor.
Born July 17th, 1884 in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Died August 15th, 1956 at 72 years old in Los Angeles, Hollywood.
Ernst Robert Curtius
German philologist and literary scholar.
Born April 14th, 1886 in Thann. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1956 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood
British politician (1869-1956).
Born October 14th, 1869 in Hertfordshire.
Died December 10th, 1956 at 87 years old in Sussex.
Tom Whittaker
English footballer and manager (1898-1956).
Born July 21st, 1898 in Aldershot.
Died October 24th, 1956 at 58 years old in London.
Lorenzo Perosi
Italian composer.
Born December 21st, 1872 in Tortona. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1956 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Witold Hurewicz
Polish mathematician.
Born June 29th, 1904 in Łódź. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1956 at 52 years old in Mérida (fall from building). [ref]
Jaroslav Krejčí
Czechoslovak lawyer and politician (1892-1956).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Křemenec. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1956 at 63 years old in Leopoldov. [ref]
Hermann Abendroth
German conductor (1883-1956).
Born January 19th, 1883 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1956 at 73 years old in Jena (stroke). [ref]
Ernst Loof
German racing driver (1907-1956).
Born July 4th, 1907 in Oschersleben.
Died March 3rd, 1956 at 48 years old in Bonn (brain cancer).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 404
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson