In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
Derenik Demirchian
American writer.
Born February 18th, 1877 in Akhalkalaki.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
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.
Genoveva Torres Morales
Spanish roman catholic nun and saint (1870-1956).
Born January 3rd, 1870 in Almenara.
Died January 5th, 1956 at 86 years old in Zaragoza (stroke).
Fritz Hofmann
German chemist (1866–1956).
Born November 2nd, 1866 in Kölleda.
Died October 29th, 1956 at 89 years old in Hanover.
Albert Aftalion
French economist (1874–1956).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Ruse.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Ivan Dresser
American long-distance runner.
Born July 3rd, 1896 in Flandreau.
Died December 27th, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City.
Ivan Vasilyevich Smirnov
Russian flying ace (1895-1956).
Born February 12th, 1895 in Vladimir.
Died October 28th, 1956 at 61 years old in Palma.
Louis Madelin
French historian (1871-1956).
Born May 8th, 1871 in Neufchâteau. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1956 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Valda Valkyrien
Danish actress (1895-1956).
Born September 30th, 1895 in Reykjavík.
Died October 22nd, 1956 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
Lawson Butt
British actor and film director (1880-1956).
Born March 4th, 1880 in Bristol. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1956 at 75 years old in Hampshire.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 417
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull