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In the year 1956
405 Notable deaths
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.
B. Reeves Eason
American film director, actor (1886-1956).
Born October 2nd, 1886 in New York City.
Died June 9th, 1956 at 69 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Henri Chrétien
French astronomer (1879-1956).
Born February 1st, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1956 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Stan Ockers
Cyclist.
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Borgerhout.
Died October 1st, 1956 at 36 years old in Antwerp.
Norman L. Bowen
Canadian geologist (1887-1956).
Born June 21st, 1887 in Kingston.
Died September 11th, 1956 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Paul Bonatz
German architect (1877-1956).
Born December 6th, 1877 in Solgne. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1956 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Corrado Alvaro
Italian journalist and writer of novels, short stories, screenplays, and plays.
Born April 15th, 1895 in San Luca. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 61 years old in Rome. [ref]
Carl Brockelmann
German orientalist (1868–1956).
Born September 17th, 1868 in Rostock.
Died May 6th, 1956 at 87 years old in Halle (Saale).
Juan Pistarini
Argentine politician and general.
Born December 23rd, 1882 in Victorica.
Died May 29th, 1956 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Muhammad Husayn Haykal
Egyptian writer.
Born August 20th, 1888 in Mansoura.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 405
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut