In the year 1956
405 Notable deaths
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]
Hans Carossa
German writer (1878-1956).
Born December 15th, 1878 in Bad Tölz.
Died September 12th, 1956 at 77 years old in Rittsteig.
Mikhail Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich
Soviet general.
Born March 8th, 1870 in Moscow.
Died August 3rd, 1956 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Lars Sonck
Finland swedish architect.
Born August 10th, 1870 in Kälviä. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1956 at 85 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Pavel Janák
Czech architect.
Born March 12th, 1882 in Vysočany. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1956 at 74 years old in Dejvice. [ref]
Kōtarō Takamura
Japanese poet and sculptor.
Born March 13th, 1883 in Tokyo.
Died April 2nd, 1956 at 73 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).
Heinrich Barkhausen
German physicist (1881-1956).
Born December 2nd, 1881 in Bremen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Lucie Höflich
German actress (1883-1956).
Born February 20th, 1883 in Hanover. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1956 at 73 years old in Berlin. [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.
Willem Hendrik Keesom
Dutch physicist.
Born June 21st, 1876 in Texel. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1956 at 79 years old in Leiden.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 405
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain