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In the year 1956
381 Notable deaths
Sisowath Monipong
Cambodian prince.
Born August 25th, 1912 in Phnom Penh.
Died August 31st, 1956 at 44 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Stefi Geyer
Hungarian musician.
Born June 28th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died December 11th, 1956 at 68 years old in Zürich.
Jules-Géraud Saliège
Catholic cardinal (1870-1956).
Born February 24th, 1870 in France. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1956 at 86 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Archduchess Maria Henrietta of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1883-1956).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Bratislava.
Died September 2nd, 1956 at 73 years old in Mariazell.
Pedro Subercaseaux
Chilean painter (1880-1956).
Born December 10th, 1880 in Rome.
Died January 3rd, 1956 at 75 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Zonia Baber
American geologist, geographer, researcher and university teacher.
Born August 24th, 1862 in Kansas Township.
Died January 10th, 1956 at 93 years old in East Lansing.
Robert Lehr
German politician (1883-1956).
Born August 20th, 1883 in Celle. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1956 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf.
Edward P. Carville
American politician (1885-1956).
Born May 14th, 1885 in Elko County.
Died June 27th, 1956 at 71 years old in Reno.
Marie Juchacz
German politician (1879-1956).
Born March 15th, 1879 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Died January 28th, 1956 at 76 years old in Düsseldorf.
Diedrich Hermann Westermann
German missionary, africanist, and linguist.
Born June 24th, 1875 in Baden, Lower Saxony. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1956 at 80 years old in Baden, Lower Saxony. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 381
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black