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In the year 1956
417 Notable deaths
Charles MacArthur
American playwright and screenwriter (1895-1956).
Born November 5th, 1895 in Michigan.
Died April 21st, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City (disease).
Alexander Rodchenko
Russian artist, sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer (1891—1955).
Born December 5th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Bolesław Bierut
President of poland (1892-1956).
Born April 18th, 1892 in Lublin.
Died March 12th, 1956 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Risto Ryti
President of finland (1889–1956).
Born February 3rd, 1889 in Huittinen.
Died October 25th, 1956 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Ángel Castro y Arguíz
Father of fidel castro.
Born December 4th, 1875 in Láncara.
Died October 21st, 1956 at 80 years old in Birán.
Jean Metzinger
French painter (1883-1956).
Born June 24th, 1883 in Nantes. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1956 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lewis Terman
American educational psychologist and academic (1877–1956).
Born January 15th, 1877 in Johnson County.
Died December 21st, 1956 at 79 years old in Palo Alto.
Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes
British philanthropist, social leader, and titanic survivor (1878–1956).
Born December 25th, 1878 in Kensington.
Died September 12th, 1956 at 77 years old in Hove (myocardial infarction).
Miklós Nyiszli
Jewish prisoner at the auschwitz concentration camp (1901-1956).
Born June 17th, 1901 in Șimleu Silvaniei.
Died May 5th, 1956 at 54 years old in Oradea (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Daniel Swarovski
Austrian crystal glass industrialist, founder of d. swarovski kg company (1862–1956).
Born October 24th, 1862 in Jiřetín pod Bukovou. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1956 at 93 years old in Wattens. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 417
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