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In the year 1956
405 Notable deaths
Lillian Leighton
American actress.
Born May 17th, 1874 in Wisconsin.
Died March 19th, 1956 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Luigi Fantappiè
Italian mathematician (1901-1956).
Born September 15th, 1901 in Viterbo. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1956 at 54 years old in Bagnaia. [ref]
Daniel Carroll
Australian rugby union player; usa rugby union player and national coach; olympic gold medalist (1892-1956).
Born November 17th, 1892 in Melbourne.
Died August 5th, 1956 at 63 years old in New Orleans.
Ivan Dresser
American long-distance runner.
Born July 3rd, 1896 in Flandreau.
Died December 27th, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City.
Juan Armet
Footballer (1895-1956).
Born June 30th, 1895 in Terrassa.
Died October 5th, 1956 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Fritz Hofmann
German chemist (1866–1956).
Born November 2nd, 1866 in Kölleda.
Died October 29th, 1956 at 89 years old in Hanover.
Juan José de Amézaga
28th president of uruguay.
Born January 28th, 1881 in Montevideo.
Died August 21st, 1956 at 75 years old in Montevideo.
Derenik Demirchian
American writer.
Born February 18th, 1877 in Akhalkalaki.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Otto Scheff
Austrian swimmer (1889-1956).
Born December 12th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died October 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Maria Enzersdorf.
Wolf Gold
Israeli rabbi.
Born January 31st, 1889 in Szczuczyn.
Died April 8th, 1956 at 67 years old in Jerusalem.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)