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In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
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.
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 France. [ref]
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.
Mikhail Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich
Soviet general.
Born March 8th, 1870 in Moscow.
Died August 3rd, 1956 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Yvon Delbos
French politician (1885-1956).
Born May 7th, 1885 in Thonac. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1956 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Arthur Văitoianu
Romanian general and prime minister (1864-1956).
Born April 14th, 1864 in Izmail.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 92 years old in Bucharest.
Stefi Geyer
Hungarian musician.
Born June 28th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died December 11th, 1956 at 68 years old in Zürich.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 417
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer