In the year 1956
381 Notable deaths
Gottfrid Svensson
Olympic wrestler.
Born May 13th, 1889 in Uppsala.
Died August 19th, 1956 at 67 years old in Stockholm.
Edmond Dame
French wrestler.
Born November 4th, 1893 in Rouvroy.
Died August 31st, 1956 at 62 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Adolf Rieger
Olympic medalist in wrestling (1899-1956).
Born August 25th, 1899 in Berlin.
Died June 12th, 1956 at 56 years old in Essen.
Domingos Leite Pereira
Portuguese politician (1882-1956).
Born September 19th, 1882 in Braga.
Died October 27th, 1956 at 74 years old in Porto.
Theodor Haag
Field hockey player.
Born March 13th, 1901 in Le Havre.
Died August 28th, 1956 at 55 years old [ref]
Georg Brustad
Gymnast.
Born November 23rd, 1892 in Christiania.
Died September 25th, 1956 at 63 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Harald Smedvik
Gymnast (1888-1956).
Born March 28th, 1888. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1956 at 68 years old [ref]
Victor Campbell
Royal navy officer and explorer (1875-1956).
Born August 20th, 1875 in Brighton.
Died November 19th, 1956 at 81 years old in Corner Brook.
John Geiger
American rower.
Born March 28th, 1873 in Philadelphia.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 83 years old in Philadelphia.
César Espinoza
Chilean footballer (1900-1956).
Born September 28th, 1900 in Viña del Mar.
Died October 31st, 1956 at 56 years old in Chile.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 381
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