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In the year 1956
405 Notable deaths
Lloyd Ingraham
Actor, film director (1874–1956).
Born November 30th, 1874 in Rochelle.
Died April 4th, 1956 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Charley Rogers
British actor, film director and screenwriter (1887-1956).
Born January 15th, 1887 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1956 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Elmer Drew Merrill
U.s. botanist (1876–1956).
Born October 15th, 1876 in Auburn.
Died February 25th, 1956 at 79 years old in Forest Hills.
Ivan Puni
Russian artist (1892-1956).
Born March 4th, 1892 in Repino. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1956 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
Yves Nat
French musician.
Born December 29th, 1890 in Béziers. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1956 at 65 years old in Paris.
Marion Leonard
American actress.
Born June 9th, 1881 in Cincinnati.
Died January 9th, 1956 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
Fergus Anderson
British racing driver (1909-1956).
Born February 9th, 1909 in London Borough of Croydon.
Died May 6th, 1956 at 47 years old in Namur.
Theodor Pallady
Romanian artist (1871–1956).
Born April 11th, 1871 in Iași.
Died August 16th, 1956 at 85 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Felix Bernstein
German jewish mathematician (1878-1956).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 78 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Chandrashekhar Agashe
Indian industrialist and entrepreneur.
Born February 14th, 1888 in Bhor. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1956 at 68 years old in Pune. [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 405
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