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In the year 1956
405 Notable deaths
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]
Teresa Feoderovna Ries
Russian-born austrian artist.
Born January 31st, 1877 in Moscow, Budapest. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1956 at 79 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Justin Godart
French politician, conferred with righteous among the nations (1871–1956).
Born November 26th, 1871 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1956 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Günther Ramin
German organist, conductor and composer (1898–1956).
Born October 15th, 1898 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 27th, 1956 at 57 years old in Leipzig.
Oskar Kaufmann
Hungarian architect.
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Sântana.
Died September 8th, 1956 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Isa Kremer
Russian american singer (1887-1956).
Born October 21st, 1887 in Bălți.
Died July 7th, 1956 at 68 years old in Córdoba (stomach cancer).
Otto Harder
German footballer and ss officer (1892-1956).
Born November 25th, 1892 in Brunswick.
Died March 14th, 1956 at 63 years old in Hamburg.
Josef Chochol
Czech architect, designer and urbanist (1880-1956).
Born December 13th, 1880 in Písek.
Died July 6th, 1956 at 75 years old in Prague, Karlovy Vary.
Truxtun Hare
American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956).
Born October 12th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 77 years old in Radnor.
Jack Curtis
American actor of the silent era (1880-1956).
Born May 28th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died March 16th, 1956 at 75 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 405
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