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Deaths on the year of 1956 in history

Deaths
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03 Jan 1956 Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
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03 Jan 1956 Dimitrios Vergos, Greek wrestler, weightlifter, and shot putter (b. 1886)
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03 Jan 1956 Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American composer (b. 1864)
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05 Jan 1956 Jeanne F Bourgeois: French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84
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05 Jan 1956 Mistinguett, French actress and singer (b. 1875)
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08 Jan 1956 Jim Elliot, American missionary and martyr (b. 1928)
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10 Jan 1956 Karl L Schmidt German/Swiss theologist (Urchristentum), dies at 64
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10 Jan 1956 Henricus P Bremmer Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84
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12 Jan 1956 Norman Kerry, American actor (b. 1894)
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12 Jan 1956 John Raedecker Dutch sculptor (WWII Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70
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13 Jan 1956 Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1871)
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14 Jan 1956 Siegfried F Nadel Australian/British anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52
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17 Jan 1956 Blind Alfred Reed, American singer-songwriter (b. 1880)
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18 Jan 1956 Konstantin Päts, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Estonia (b. 1874)
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18 Jan 1956 Makbule Atadan, Turkish politician (b. 1885)
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21 Jan 1956 Sam Langford, Canadian-American boxer (b. 1883)
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22 Jan 1956 P A M Speet Dutch broadcast CEO (KRO), dies
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23 Jan 1956 Alexander Korda, Hungarian-English director and producer (b. 1893)
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27 Jan 1956 Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1890)
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29 Jan 1956 H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (b. 1880)
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29 Jan 1956 H[enry] L[ouis] Mencken US essayist/critic/satirist (Smart Set), dies in Baltimore MD at 75
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30 Jan 1956 Jane Seymour actress (Young Mr Bobbin), dies at 56
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30 Jan 1956 Gerrit Mannoury mathematician/philosopher, dies at 88
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31 Jan 1956 A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright; wrote Winnie-the-Pooh (b. 1882)
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02 Feb 1956 Pyotr Konchalovsky, Russian painter (b. 1876)
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02 Feb 1956 Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (b. 1878)
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02 Feb 1956 Charley Grapewin, American actor and singer (b. 1869)
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03 Feb 1956 Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (b. 1916)
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03 Feb 1956 Émile Borel, French mathematician and academic (b. 1871)
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04 Feb 1956 Leendert A Donker: Dutch Social Democratic Party - Minister of Justice, dies at 56
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04 Feb 1956 Peder Gram: Composer, dies at 74
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04 Feb 1956 Savielly Tartakower, Russian-French chess player (b. 1887)
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05 Feb 1956 Savilly Tartakower: Austrian / Polish / French chess player, dies at 74
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08 Feb 1956 Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (b. 1862)
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10 Feb 1956 Emmanouil Tsouderos, Greek banker and politician, 132nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1882)
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10 Feb 1956 Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist (b. 1872)
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10 Feb 1956 Wilbert Coffin, Canadian murderer (b. 1915)
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13 Feb 1956 Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish-Irish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
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15 Feb 1956 Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French lawyer and politician (b. 1878)
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18 Feb 1956 Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)
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21 Feb 1956 Edwin Franko Goldman composer, dies at 78
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22 Feb 1956 Paul L
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26 Feb 1956 Herman Courtens Belgian baron/painter, dies at 72
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27 Feb 1956 Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b. 1888)
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27 Feb 1956 Frank Dailey orchestra leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54
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29 Feb 1956 Elpidio Quirino, Filipino lawyer and politician, 6th President of the Philippines (b. 1890)
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03 Mar 1956 Willem H Keesom: Dutch physicist (Helium I / II), dies at 79
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05 Mar 1956 Erich Itor Kahn: Composer, dies at 50
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11 Mar 1956 Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko Russian opera composer, dies at 83
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16 Mar 1956 Joseph John Richards composer, dies at 77
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17 Mar 1956 Irène Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
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17 Mar 1956 Fred Allen, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1894)
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18 Mar 1956 Louis Bromfield, American environmentalist and author (b. 1896)
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18 Mar 1956 Friedrich Panzer German germanist (Hilde-Gudrun), dies at 85
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21 Mar 1956 Hatı Çırpan,Turkish politician (b. 1890)
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22 Mar 1956 George A L Sarton Belgian/US historian, dies at 71
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25 Mar 1956 Robert Newton, English actor (b. 1905)
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25 Mar 1956 Lou Moore, American race car driver (b. 1904)
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25 Mar 1956 George Luther Foote composer, dies at 70
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26 Mar 1956 Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann composer, dies at 70
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27 Mar 1956 Giuseppe Merosi, Italian engineer (b. 1872)
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27 Mar 1956 Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (b. 1894)
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27 Mar 1956 Frans Beelaerts van Blokland minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 84
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28 Mar 1956 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup: Vocalist, dies of a heart attack
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28 Mar 1956 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup vocalist, dies of a heart attack
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30 Mar 1956 Edmund Clerihew Bentley, English author and poet (b. 1875)
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31 Mar 1956 Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver and actor (b. 1884)
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02 Apr 1956 Albert MLA de Bassompierre: Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82
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02 Apr 1956 Chester Clute: Actor (Niagara Falls), dies at 65
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02 Apr 1956 Philippo de Pisis: Italian painter, dies at 59
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03 Apr 1956 T Kostov: Bulgarian Vice Premier, executed
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07 Apr 1956 Fred Appleby, English runner (b. 1879)
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10 Apr 1956 Clarence Beaumont 1st batter in 1st World Series, dies at 75
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10 Apr 1956 Bozidar Sirola composer, dies at 66
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10 Apr 1956 Jozef Szulc composer, dies at 81
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13 Apr 1956 Emil Nolde, Danish-German painter and educator (b. 1867)
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15 Apr 1956 Emile Nolde [Hansen] German painter (Grablegung Christi), dies at 88
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19 Apr 1956 Lionel K P "Buster" Crabb: British diver (WWII), dies at 47
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19 Apr 1956 Ernst R Curtius German literature historian, dies at 70
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20 Apr 1956 Jaap Vranken organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies
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20 Apr 1956 Lieven Duvosel Flemish music composer (Levensschets), dies at 78
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21 Apr 1956 Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1895)
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24 Apr 1956 Albrecht G Alt German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72
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24 Apr 1956 Henry Stephenson actor (Conquest, Mr Lucky), dies at 85
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26 Apr 1956 Edward Arnold, American actor and singer (b. 1890)
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29 Apr 1956 Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (b. 1876)
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29 Apr 1956 Harold Bride, English soldier and operator (b. 1890)
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29 Apr 1956 Nemesio Otano y Eugenio composer, dies at 75
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30 Apr 1956 Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (b. 1877)
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01 May 1956 LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (b. 1883)
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05 May 1956 Charles R Gallas: Lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88
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11 May 1956 Walter S Adams US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79
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12 May 1956 Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (b. 1895)
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12 May 1956 Hendrik P Marchant Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87
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12 May 1956 Vladimir Ambros composer, dies at 65
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13 May 1956 Aleksandr A Fadejev Russian author (Young Guard), commits suicide at 54
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14 May 1956 Joan Malleson, English physician (b. 1889)
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15 May 1956 Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (b. 1886)
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16 May 1956 H. B. Reese, American candy-maker and businessman, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (b. 1876)
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18 May 1956 Maurice Tate, English cricketer (b. 1895)
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20 May 1956 Max Beerbohm, English author and illustrator (b. 1872)
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20 May 1956 Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer and trainer (b. 1881)
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20 May 1956 Andr
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21 May 1956 Harry Bensley, English businessman and adventurer (b. 1877)
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23 May 1956 Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (b. 1883)
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24 May 1956 Guy Kibbee actor (Captain Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74
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26 May 1956 Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (b. 1902)
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29 May 1956 Albert H Edelkoort theologist (Christusverwachting), dies at 65
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29 May 1956 Hermann Abendroth German conductor (Gewandhausorkest), dies at 73
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02 Jun 1956 Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor, singer, and director (b. 1886)
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04 Jun 1956 Max Kowalski: Composer, dies at 73
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04 Jun 1956 Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (b. 1881)
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06 Jun 1956 Margaret Wycherly: Actress (Claudia), dies at 74
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07 Jun 1956 Julien Benda: French philosopher / writer (La trahison des clercs)
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08 Jun 1956 Marie Laurencin, French painter (b. 1883)
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11 Jun 1956 Corrado Alvaro: Italian writer (Poesie grigio-verdi), dies at 61
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11 Jun 1956 Ralph Morgan: Actor (Creeper, Imposter, Jack London), dies at 73
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17 Jun 1956 Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (b. 1878)
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17 Jun 1956 Paul Rostock, German surgeon (b. 1892)
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17 Jun 1956 Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926; motor racing accident)
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19 Jun 1956 Lulu [Luise] Strauss und Torney: German Poet / writer, dies at 82
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19 Jun 1956 Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (b. 1874)
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22 Jun 1956 Walter de la Mare, English poet and author (b. 1873)
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23 Jun 1956 Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and educator (b. 1875)
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25 Jun 1956 Ernest J King: US fleet Admiral / Chief of Naval Operations, dies at 77
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26 Jun 1956 Clifford Brown, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1930)
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26 Jun 1956 Richie Powell, American pianist (b. 1931)
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29 Jun 1956 Johan[nes F] Bakker, Jr.: Actor, dies at 62
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30 Jun 1956 Thorleif Lund, Norwegian actor (b. 1880)
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07 Jul 1956 Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (b. 1886)
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08 Jul 1956 Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart: Dutch Minister of Justice (Nobel 54)
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08 Jul 1956 Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and critic (b. 1881)
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12 Jul 1956 Maurice Lippens: Belgian Governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80
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14 Jul 1956 Jaroslav Ridky: Composer, dies at 58
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18 Jul 1956 Willem J A Kerncamp: Dutch overseas minister (Islam & Woman), dies at 57
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20 Jul 1956 James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (b. 1868)
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26 Jul 1956 Miguel Bernal Jiminez: Composer, dies at 46
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02 Aug 1956 Albert Woolson: Last veteran US Union army, dies at 109
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11 Aug 1956 Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)
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14 Aug 1956 Bertold Brecht: German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58
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14 Aug 1956 Freiherr Constantine von Neurath: German foreign min (1932-38)
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14 Aug 1956 Bertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
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15 Aug 1956 Constantine Freiherr von Neurath: German foreign minister, dies at 83
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16 Aug 1956 Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1882)
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30 Aug 1956 Jose Antonio de Donostia: Composer, dies at 70
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06 Sep 1956 Felix Borowski: Composer, dies at 84
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06 Sep 1956 Lee Jung-seob, North Korean painter (b. 1916)
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07 Sep 1956 C. B. Fry, English cricketer, academic, and politician (b. 1872)
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08 Sep 1956 Gerrit Bolkestein: Dutch Minister of Education (1939-4.), dies at 84
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11 Sep 1956 Billy Bishop, Canadian colonel and pilot (b. 1894)
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12 Sep 1956 Hans Carossa, German author and poet (b. 1878)
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12 Sep 1956 Noëlle, Countess of Rothes (b. 1878)
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12 Sep 1956 Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Minister of War of Hungary (b. 1882)
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14 Sep 1956 Frederick Steep, Canadian soccer player (b. 1874)
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15 Sep 1956 Henry Clough-Leiter: Composer, dies at 82
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17 Sep 1956 Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias: (1932 Olympics - Gold Medalist), dies at 42
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18 Sep 1956 Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Quebec (b. 1892)
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21 Sep 1956 Robert Mills Delaney: Composer, dies at 53
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21 Sep 1956 Bill Struth, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1875)
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21 Sep 1956 Anastasio Somoza Nicaraguan dictator, assassinated by Roliberto Lopez
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22 Sep 1956 Frederick Soddy, English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
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23 Sep 1956 Earl Godwin newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75
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26 Sep 1956 Lucien Febvre: French Historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78
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27 Sep 1956 [Mildred] Babe Didrikson-Zaharias: Javelin (1932 Olympics - Gold Medalist), dies at 45
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27 Sep 1956 Gerald Raphael Finzi: Composer, dies at 55
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27 Sep 1956 Gerald Finzi, English composer and educator (b. 1901)
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27 Sep 1956 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American basketball player and golfer (b. 1911)
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27 Sep 1956 Milburn Apt in X-2 rocket plane reaches 3370 kph, but, dies in crash
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28 Sep 1956 William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (b. 1881)
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01 Oct 1956 Stan Ockers: Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36
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02 Oct 1956 George Bancroft: Actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74
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02 Oct 1956 Paul de Backer: Belgian radiologist, dies at 73
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05 Oct 1956 Joseph Erlanger: US doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)
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06 Oct 1956 Walter Herlihy: Announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42
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07 Oct 1956 Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye (b. 1886)
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08 Oct 1956 Dirk Koster: Literary (New noises), dies at 69
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09 Oct 1956 Marie Doro, American actress (b. 1882)
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12 Oct 1956 Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer (b. 1872)
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16 Oct 1956 Jules Rimet, French businessman (b. 1873)
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17 Oct 1956 Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (b. 1920)
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19 Oct 1956 Isham Jones, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1894)
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22 Oct 1956 Hannah Mitchell, English activist (b. 1872)
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25 Oct 1956 Risto Ryti: Finnish Minister / Premier / President, dies at 67
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26 Oct 1956 Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist and composer (b. 1895)
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29 Oct 1956 Louis Rosier, French race car driver (b. 1905)
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01 Nov 1956 Lajos Asztalos: International Chess Master (1950), dies at 67
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02 Nov 1956 Jacob Weinberg: Composer, dies at 77
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02 Nov 1956 Leo Baeck: President of World Union for Progressive Judaism, dies at 83
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04 Nov 1956 Art[hur] Tatum: US jazz pianist / composer, dies at 46
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05 Nov 1956 Art Tatum, American pianist and composer (b. 1909)
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07 Nov 1956 Una Mae Carlisle: US pianist / singer, dies at 40
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11 Nov 1956 Victor Young orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56
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12 Nov 1956 Gerhard Alexander: Actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49
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19 Nov 1956 Francis L Sullivan: Actor (Joan of Arc, Winslow Boy), dies at 53
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22 Nov 1956 Vincent Giafferi: French criminal (Caillaux / Landru)
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23 Nov 1956 Jeanne Cappe: Belgian Author (Tres Grand Cardinal), dies at about 61
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26 Nov 1956 Tommy Dorsey, American trombonist, trumpet player, and composer (b. 1905)
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30 Nov 1956 Viggo Wiehe, Danish actor (b. 1874)
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03 Dec 1956 Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1908)
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03 Dec 1956 Alexander Rodchenko, Russian sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer (b. 1891)
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06 Dec 1956 B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (b. 1891)
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06 Dec 1956 John Geiger, American rower (b. 1873)
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07 Dec 1956 Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1887)
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08 Dec 1956 Edgar Leslie Bainton: Composer, dies at 76
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09 Dec 1956 Hans Barth: Composer, dies at 59
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10 Dec 1956 David Shimoni, Russian-Israeli poet and translator (b. 1891)
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12 Dec 1956 Lorenzo Perosi composer, dies at 83
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14 Dec 1956 Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Finland (b. 1870)
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16 Dec 1956 Nina Hamnett, Welsh painter and author (b. 1890)
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17 Dec 1956 Eddie Acuff actor (Guns of Pecos), dies at 48
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20 Dec 1956 Ramón Carrillo, Argentinian neurologist and physician (b. 1906)
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21 Dec 1956 Lewis M Terman psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79
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25 Dec 1956 Robert Walser, Swiss author (b. 1878)
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26 Dec 1956 Holmes Herbert actor (The Kiss), dies at 74
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27 Dec 1956 Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)
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28 Dec 1956 Marjorie Fielding, English actress (b. 1892)
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28 Dec 1956 Louis Handley, Italian-American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1874)
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28 Dec 1956 Roelof Kranenburg Dutch social democratic party-chairman, dies at 76
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29 Dec 1956 Martin Albertz German theologist (Jesus Christ's Church), dies at 73
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