In the year 1956
379 Notable deaths
August Kubizek
Austrian musician, soldier, and friend of adolf hitler.
Born August 3rd, 1888 in Linz. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1956 at 68 years old in Eferding. [ref]
Clarence Birdseye
American inventor.
Born December 9th, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 69 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Hersholt
Danish-american actor (1886-1956).
Born July 12th, 1886 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1956 at 69 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Harold Bride
Wireless operator on the titanic.
Born January 11th, 1890 in London.
Died April 29th, 1956 at 66 years old in Glasgow (lung cancer).
Anastasio Somoza García
Former president of nicaragua (1896–1956).
Born February 1st, 1896 in San Marcos. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1956 at 60 years old in León (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Alexander Rodchenko
Russian artist, sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer.
Born December 5th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Sam Langford
Canadian-american boxer.
Born March 4th, 1883 in Weymouth.
Died January 12th, 1956 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
William Boeing
American aviation pioneer.
Born October 1st, 1881 in Detroit.
Died September 28th, 1956 at 74 years old in Puget Sound (myocardial infarction).
Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
British princess.
Born August 12th, 1872 in Cumberland Lodge.
Died December 8th, 1956 at 84 years old in London.
Jean Metzinger
French painter (1883-1956).
Born June 24th, 1883 in Nantes. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1956 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia