In the year 1956
379 Notable deaths
Charles Joughin
Titanic survivor.
Born August 3rd, 1878 in Birkenhead.
Died December 9th, 1956 at 78 years old in Paterson (pneumonia).
Fred Allen
American comedian.
Born May 31st, 1894 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1956 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pietro Badoglio
Italian general during both world wars and a prime minister of italy (1871-1956).
Born September 28th, 1871 in Grazzano Badoglio. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1956 at 85 years old in Grazzano Badoglio. [ref]
Meghnad Saha
Indian astrophysicist.
Born October 6th, 1893 in Dhaka. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1956 at 62 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Charley Grapewin
American actor (1869-1956).
Born December 20th, 1869 in Xenia. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 86 years old in Corona. [ref]
Hiram Bingham III
American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956).
Born November 19th, 1875 in Honolulu. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1956 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
English writer.
Born September 28th, 1868 in Shooter's Hill. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1956 at 87 years old in Wadhurst.
Konstantin von Neurath
German general and nazi war criminal (1873-1956).
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Kleinglattbach. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1956 at 83 years old in Enzweihingen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Clifford Brown
American jazz musician (1930–1956).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1956 at 25 years old in Pennsylvania (traffic collision). [ref]
Billy Bishop
Canadian aviator and author (1894–1956).
Born February 8th, 1894 in Owen Sound. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1956 at 62 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 379
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson