In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
Paul Léautaud
French writer (1872–1956).
Born January 18th, 1872 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 22nd, 1956 at 84 years old in Le Plessis-Robinson.
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.
Heinrich Barkhausen
German physicist (1881-1956).
Born December 2nd, 1881 in Bremen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Kōtarō Takamura
Japanese poet and sculptor.
Born March 13th, 1883 in Tokyo.
Died April 2nd, 1956 at 73 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).
Paul Kretschmer
German linguist (1866-1956).
Born May 2nd, 1866 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1956 at 89 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Leonora Speyer
American poet (1872–1956).
Born November 7th, 1872 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 10th, 1956 at 83 years old in New York City.
Sofia Panina
Russian noble.
Born August 23rd, 1871 in Moscow.
Died June 13th, 1956 at 84 years old in New York City.
Frederick G. Donnan
Irish scientist (1870-1956).
Born September 6th, 1870 in Colombo. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1956 at 86 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Walt Faulkner
Racecar driver.
Born February 16th, 1918 in Tell.
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 38 years old in Vallejo.
Albrecht Alt
German lutheran theologian (1883–1956).
Born September 20th, 1883 in Diespeck.
Died April 24th, 1956 at 72 years old in Leipzig.
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti