In the year 1956
405 Notable deaths
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]
Jan Lechoń
Polish writer (1899-1956).
Born March 13th, 1899 in Warsaw.
Died June 8th, 1956 at 57 years old in New York City (falling).
Évariste Lévi-Provençal
French historian (1894-1956).
Born January 4th, 1894 in Algiers. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1956 at 62 years old in Paris. [ref]
Yvon Delbos
French politician (1885-1956).
Born May 7th, 1885 in Thonac. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1956 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Walt Faulkner
Racecar driver.
Born February 16th, 1918 in Tell.
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 38 years old in Vallejo.
Aino Kallas
Finnish-estonian writer (1878-1956).
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1956 at 78 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Robert Julius Trumpler
Swiss-american astronomer (1886-1956).
Born October 2nd, 1886 in Zurich.
Died September 10th, 1956 at 69 years old in Berkeley.
Khadr El-Touni
Egyptian weightlifter.
Born March 15th, 1915 in Cairo.
Died September 22nd, 1956 at 41 years old in Helwan (electrocution).
Sergei Vasilenko
Russian and soviet composer.
Born March 30th, 1872 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1956 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Herminio Masantonio
Argentine footballer (1910-1956).
Born August 5th, 1910 in Ensenada.
Died September 11th, 1956 at 46 years old in Buenos Aires.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 405
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson