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In the year 1956
379 Notable deaths
Victor Young
American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor, orchestra leader (1900-1956).
Born August 8th, 1900 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1956 at 56 years old in Palm Springs (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
Indian politician.
Born November 27th, 1888 in Vadodara.
Died February 27th, 1956 at 67 years old in Ahmedabad.
Guy Kibbee
Actor (1882-1956).
Born March 6th, 1882 in El Paso. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1956 at 74 years old in Long Island (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard
Royal flying corps commander and first royal air force chief of the air staff (1873-1956).
Born February 3rd, 1873 in Taunton.
Died February 10th, 1956 at 83 years old in London.
Robert Walser
Swiss writer (1878–1956).
Born April 15th, 1878 in Bienne. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1956 at 78 years old in Herisau (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes
British philanthropist, social leader, and titanic survivor.
Born December 25th, 1878 in Kensington.
Died September 12th, 1956 at 77 years old in Hove (myocardial infarction).
Josef Hoffmann
Austrian architect and product designer (1870-1956).
Born December 15th, 1870 in Josef Hoffmann House. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1956 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Gerald Finzi
British composer.
Born July 14th, 1901 in London. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1956 at 55 years old in Oxford (infectious disease). [ref]
Paul Kelly
American actor (1899-1956).
Born August 9th, 1899 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1956 at 57 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Max Beerbohm
English writer (1872-1956).
Born August 24th, 1872 in London. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1956 at 83 years old in Rapallo. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 379
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte