Famous Deaths In 1956

Jun 23 Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jun 25 On this day in history alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62  

Jun 26 Clifford Brown, US jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25 on this day in history.  

Jun 29 In the year 1956 johan[nes F] Bakker Jr, actor, dies at 62  

Jul 07 Gottfried Benn, writer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jul 08 In the year 1956 gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies  

Jul 10 Joe Giard, American baseball player (b. 1898) died in the year 1956.  

Jul 12 On this day in history maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80  

Jul 13 Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1956.  

Jul 14 Jaroslav Ridky, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1956.  

Jul 18 Willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam & Woman), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jul 20 On this day in history ken Burn, cricketer (Tasmanian rep on 1890 Ashes tour, 2 Tests), dies  

Jul 26 Miguel Bernal Jiminez, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Jul 27 In the year 1956 j M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies  

Jul 28 Ludwig Klages, German philosopher/graphologist, dies at 83 in the year 1956.  

Jul 29 On this day in history ludwig Klages, German philosopher (Study of Graves), dies at 83  

Aug 02 Albert Woolson, last veteran US Union army, dies at 109 on this day in history.  

Aug 11 In the year 1956 jackson Pollock, abstract artist, dies in auto accident (East Hampton)  

Aug 13 Harry Donnan, cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1891-96), dies in the year 1956.  

Aug 14 Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 in the year 1956.  

Aug 15 In the year 1956 constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83  

Aug 16 On this day in history bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73  

Aug 23 ... Kennedy, daughter of future Pres Kennedy, dies same day in the year 1956.  

Aug 24 On this day in history death of kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898)  

Aug 25 Alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 26 Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (b. 1881) died in the year 1956.  

Aug 30 Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Sep 06 Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Sep 07 Charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84 in the year 1956.  

Sep 08 On this day in history gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-4.), dies at 84  

Sep 11 Billy Bishop, Canadian pilot in World War I (b. 1894) died in the year 1956.  

Sep 12 Hans Carossa, German writer (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

Sep 15 In the year 1956 henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82  

Sep 17 In the year 1956 mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42  

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Jan 02 Lynda Barry, American cartoonist was born in the year 1956.  

Jan 03 Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver  

Jan 04 Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) was born in the year 1956.  

Jan 04 Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division)  

Jan 04 In the year 1956 birth of nels Cline, American guitarist and composer  

Jan 05 Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef was born in the year 1956.