In the year 1956
428 Notable deaths
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]
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).
Pavel Janák
Czech architect (1882–1956).
Born March 12th, 1882 in Vysočany. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1956 at 74 years old in Dejvice. [ref]
Jules-Géraud Saliège
Catholic cardinal (1870-1956).
Born February 24th, 1870 in Mauriac.
Died November 5th, 1956 at 86 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
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]
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.
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.
Yvon Delbos
French politician (1885-1956).
Born May 7th, 1885 in Thonac. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1956 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
August Winnig
German politician (1878-1956).
Born March 31st, 1878 in Blankenburg.
Died November 6th, 1956 at 78 years old in Bad Nauheim.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 428
The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé