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In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
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.
Jan Šrámek
Czechoslovak priest and politician (1870-1956).
Born August 11th, 1870 in Grygov. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Barry Norton
Argentine actor (1905-1956).
Born June 16th, 1905 in United States of America.
Died August 24th, 1956 at 51 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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).
Henry Nicholas Ridley
English botanist and geologist (1855–1956).
Born December 10th, 1855 in Norfolk.
Died October 24th, 1956 at 100 years old in Kew.
Katherine MacDonald
American actor and film producer (1881-1956).
Born December 14th, 1891 in Pittsburgh.
Died June 4th, 1956 at 64 years old in Santa Barbara.
Guido Cantelli
Italian conductor.
Born April 27th, 1920 in Novara. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1956 at 36 years old in Paris, Orly. [ref]
Walter Warzecha
German admiral.
Born May 23rd, 1891 in Świebodzin.
Died August 30th, 1956 at 65 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Paul Rostock
German surgeon; defendant at the nuremberg doctors' trial (1892-1956).
Born January 18th, 1892 in Kręcko.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 64 years old in Bad Tölz.
Owen Davis
American dramatist (1874–1956).
Born January 29th, 1874 in Portland.
Died October 14th, 1956 at 82 years old in New York City.
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