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In the year 1956
381 Notable deaths
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).
Bob Sweikert
Racecar driver.
Born May 20th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 30 years old in Salem (traffic collision).
Kazushige Ugaki
Japanese politician (1868-1956).
Born August 9th, 1868 in Okayama.
Died April 30th, 1956 at 87 years old in Tokyo.
Džafer Kulenović
Yugoslav politician (1891-1956).
Born February 17th, 1891 in Rajnovci.
Died October 3rd, 1956 at 65 years old in Damascus.
Alexander Fadeyev
Soviet writer and politician (1901-1956).
Born December 24th, 1901 in Kimry. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1956 at 54 years old in Peredelkino (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Katherine MacDonald
American actor and film producer (1881-1956).
Born December 14th, 1881 in Pittsburgh.
Died June 4th, 1956 at 74 years old in Santa Barbara.
Mauritz von Wiktorin
German general and knight's cross recipients.
Born August 13th, 1883 in Hainburg an der Donau.
Died August 16th, 1956 at 73 years old in Nuremberg.
Guido Cantelli
Italian conductor.
Born April 27th, 1920 in Novara. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1956 at 36 years old in Paris, Orly. [ref]
Lev Rudnev
Soviet architect.
Born March 13th, 1885 in Veliky Novgorod.
Died November 19th, 1956 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Rudolf Veiel
German general.
Born December 10th, 1883 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1956 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 381
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