In the year 1956

404 Notable deaths

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]

Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia

Russian grand duke (1879-1956).

Born May 14th, 1879 in Tsarskoye Selo.

Died October 30th, 1956 at 77 years old in Paris.

Infante Alfonso of Spain

Spanish royal (1941–1956).

Born October 3rd, 1941 in Rome.

Died March 29th, 1956 at 14 years old in Villa Giralda (Estoril) (gunshot wound).

Louis Bromfield

American author and conservationist (1896-1956).

Born December 27th, 1896 in Mansfield. [ref]

Died March 18th, 1956 at 59 years old in Columbus. [ref]

Alex Raymond

American comic strip artist and creator of flash gordon (1909–1956).

Born October 2nd, 1909 in New Rochelle.

Died September 6th, 1956 at 46 years old in Westport (traffic collision).

Lyonel Feininger

German-american painter (1871-1956).

Born July 17th, 1871 in New York City. [ref]

Died July 31st, 1956 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]

Frederick Soddy

Chemist and physicist from england (1877-1956).

Born September 2nd, 1877 in Eastbourne. [ref]

Died September 22nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Brighton. [ref]

Reinhold Glière

Soviet ukrainian composer.

Born January 11th, 1875 in Kyiv. [ref]

Died June 23rd, 1956 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956).

Born January 6th, 1903 in London.

Died November 19th, 1956 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Deaths 71 to 80 of 404

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