In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
Christian Gitsham
Athletics competitor (1888–1956).
Born October 15th, 1888 in Pietermaritzburg.
Died June 16th, 1956 at 67 years old in South Africa.
LeRoy Samse
Athletics competitor (1883–1956).
Born September 13th, 1883 in Kokomo.
Died May 1st, 1956 at 72 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Grigory Broydo
Soviet politician (1883-1956).
Born November 7th, 1883 in Vilnius.
Died May 23rd, 1956 at 72 years old in Moscow.
William Wright Smith
British botanist (1875–1956).
Born February 2nd, 1875 in Lochmaben. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1956 at 81 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Hans Eugster
Gymnast (1929-1956).
Born March 27th, 1929 in Heiden.
Died November 12th, 1956 at 27 years old in Lucerne.
Margaret Joslin
Actress (1883-1956).
Born August 6th, 1883 in Cleveland.
Died October 14th, 1956 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Alice Greene
British tennis player (1879–1956).
Born October 15th, 1879 in Upton.
Died October 26th, 1956 at 77 years old in Saint Brelade.
Pierre Allemane
French footballer (1882-1956).
Born January 19th, 1882 in Montpellier.
Died May 24th, 1956 at 74 years old in Autreville.
James Zealley
English footballer (1868-1934).
Born November 2nd, 1874 in Bothenhampton.
Died May 15th, 1956 at 81 years old in Weymouth.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 417
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid