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In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
Devorah Baron
Jewish writer, editor and translator (1887–1956).
Born December 9th, 1887 in Uzda.
Died August 20th, 1956 at 68 years old in Tel Aviv.
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.
Marij Kogoj
Slovenian composer.
Born September 30th, 1892 in Trieste.
Died February 25th, 1956 at 63 years old in Ljubljana.
David Browning
American diver (1931-1956).
Born June 5th, 1931 in Boston.
Died March 13th, 1956 at 24 years old in Rantoul (aircraft crash).
Sergei Melgunov
Russian historian and politician (1879–1956).
Born January 6th, 1880 in Moscow.
Died May 26th, 1956 at 76 years old in Champigny-sur-Marne.
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.
Juan José de Amézaga
President of uruguay (1881–1956).
Born January 28th, 1861 in Montevideo.
Died August 21st, 1956 at 95 years old in Montevideo.
Wolf Gold
Israeli rabbi (1889–1956).
Born January 31st, 1889 in Szczuczyn.
Died April 8th, 1956 at 67 years old in Jerusalem.
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).
Werner Haas
German motorcycle racer (1927-1956).
Born May 30th, 1927 in Augsburg.
Died November 13th, 1956 at 29 years old in Neuburg an der Donau (aviation accident).
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