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In the year 1956
381 Notable deaths
Paul Kretschmer
German linguist (1866-1956).
Born May 2nd, 1866 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1956 at 89 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Francis Simon
German-british chemist.
Born July 2nd, 1893 in Berlin.
Died October 31st, 1956 at 63 years old in Oxford.
Zeth Höglund
Swedish politician (1884-1956).
Born April 29th, 1884 in Örgryte församling. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1956 at 72 years old in Västerled. [ref]
Johannes Jørgensen
Danish writer.
Born November 6th, 1866 in Svendborg. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1956 at 89 years old in Svendborg. [ref]
Zoltán Halmay
Hungarian olympic swimmer (1881-1956).
Born June 18th, 1881 in Vysoká pri Morave.
Died May 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Sofia Panina
Russian noble.
Born August 23rd, 1871 in Moscow.
Died June 13th, 1956 at 84 years old in New York City.
Giuseppe Merosi
Italian automotive engineer (1872-1956).
Born December 8th, 1872 in Piacenza.
Died March 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Lecco.
Filippo De Pisis
Italian painter (1896-1956).
Born May 11th, 1896 in Ferrara. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1956 at 59 years old in Milan. [ref]
Ewald André Dupont
Film director (1891-1956).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Zeitz. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1956 at 64 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Albert Kluyver
Dutch botanist, microbiologist, and biochemist (1888-1956).
Born June 3rd, 1888 in Breda. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1956 at 67 years old in Delft. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 381
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson