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In the year 1956
405 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 405
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes