In the year 1956
381 Notable deaths
Ostap Vyshnya
Ukrainian writer.
Born November 13th, 1889 in Grun.
Died September 28th, 1956 at 66 years old in Kyiv.
Ludvík Kuba
Czech landscape painter, musician, writer, professor in the academy of fine arts (1863-1956).
Born April 16th, 1863 in Poděbrady. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1956 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Auguste Chevalier
French botanist (1873-1956).
Born June 23rd, 1873 in Domfront. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1956 at 82 years old in Paris.
Christian Gitsham
Athletics competitor.
Born October 15th, 1888 in Pietermaritzburg.
Died June 16th, 1956 at 67 years old in South Africa.
Agnes Esterhazy
Hungarian actress.
Born January 15th, 1891 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died April 4th, 1956 at 65 years old in Munich.
Hans Eugster
Gymnast (1929-1956).
Born March 27th, 1929 in Heiden.
Died November 12th, 1956 at 27 years old in Lucerne.
Grigory Abramovich Shajn
Soviet astronomer (1892-1956).
Born April 19th, 1892 in Odesa.
Died August 4th, 1956 at 64 years old in Moscow.
LeRoy Samse
Athletics competitor (1883–1956).
Born September 13th, 1883 in Kokomo.
Died May 1st, 1956 at 72 years old in Sherman Oaks.
John Evershed
British astronomer (1864-1956).
Born February 26th, 1864 in Surrey.
Died November 17th, 1956 at 92 years old in Surrey.
William Wright Smith
Scottish botanist (1875-1956).
Born February 2nd, 1875 in Lochmaben. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1956 at 81 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 381
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X