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In the year 1956
406 Notable deaths
Otakar Lada
Czech fencer.
Born May 22nd, 1883 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1956 at 73 years old in Senohraby.
Peter Andersen
Gymnast (1884-1956).
Born April 9th, 1884 in Højby.
Died September 25th, 1956 at 72 years old in Egebjerg.
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Czech fencer (1886-1956).
Born March 31st, 1886 in Prague.
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 70 years old in Prague.
Dagmar Möller
Classical singer (1866-1956).
Born December 19th, 1866 in Oslo. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1956 at 89 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Ture Person
Swedish sprinter (1892–1956).
Born November 23rd, 1892 in Kristianstad.
Died November 14th, 1956 at 63 years old in Bromma.
Frithjof Olstad
Norwegian rower (1890–1956).
Born November 23rd, 1890 in Tønsberg.
Died December 16th, 1956 at 66 years old in Oslo.
Alexander Turnbull
Canadian lacrosse player (1872-1956).
Born December 6th, 1872 in Ontario.
Died August 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Burnaby.
William von Wirén
Estonian sailor and ice sailor (1894–1956).
Born September 11th, 1894 in Suuresadama.
Died November 23rd, 1956 at 62 years old in Stockholm.
Jens Kristian Jensen
Danish gymnast (1885-1956).
Born March 22nd, 1885 in Petersborg.
Died March 27th, 1956 at 71 years old in Vordingborg.
Fernand Jourdant
French fencer (1903-1956).
Born February 3rd, 1903 in Flers.
Died January 2nd, 1956 at 52 years old in Toulouse.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 406
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder