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In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
Ewald André Dupont
Film director (1891-1956).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Zeitz.
Died December 12th, 1956 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Herminio Masantonio
Argentine footballer (1910-1956).
Born August 5th, 1910 in Ensenada.
Died September 11th, 1956 at 46 years old in Buenos Aires.
Robert Julius Trumpler
Swiss-american astronomer (1886-1956).
Born October 2nd, 1886 in Zurich.
Died September 10th, 1956 at 69 years old in Berkeley.
Otto Harder
German footballer and ss officer (1892-1956).
Born November 25th, 1892 in Brunswick.
Died March 14th, 1956 at 63 years old in Hamburg.
Johannes Jørgensen
Danish writer (1866–1956).
Born November 6th, 1866 in Svendborg.
Died May 29th, 1956 at 89 years old in Svendborg.
Pedro Subercaseaux
Chilean painter (1880-1956).
Born December 10th, 1880 in Rome.
Died January 3rd, 1956 at 75 years old in Santiago.
Giuseppe Merosi
Italian automotive engineer (1872-1956).
Born December 8th, 1872 in Piacenza.
Died March 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Lecco.
Sisowath Monipong
Cambodian prince.
Born August 25th, 1912 in Phnom Penh.
Died August 31st, 1956 at 44 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Willem Hendrik Keesom
Dutch physicist.
Born June 21st, 1876 in Texel. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1956 at 79 years old in Leiden.
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 261 to 270 of 417
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