Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1956

Jun 23 Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1956.  

Jun 25 In the year 1956 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 In the year 1956 gottfried Benn, writer, dies at 70  

Jul 08 Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies in the year 1956.  

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

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

Jul 13 On this day in history vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, composer, dies at 54  

Jul 14 In the year 1956 jaroslav Ridky, composer, dies at 58  

Jul 18 In the year 1956 willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam & Woman), dies at 57  

Jul 20 In the year 1956 ken Burn, cricketer (Tasmanian rep on 1890 Ashes tour, 2 Tests), dies  

Jul 26 On this day in history miguel Bernal Jiminez, composer, dies at 46  

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

Jul 28 On this day in history ludwig Klages, German philosopher/graphologist, dies at 83  

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 On this day in history jackson Pollock, abstract artist, dies in auto accident (East Hampton)  

Aug 13 Harry Donnan, cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1891-96), dies on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1956 ... Kennedy, daughter of future Pres Kennedy, dies same day  

Aug 24 Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898) died in the year 1956.  

Aug 25 Alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies in the year 1956.  

Aug 26 In the year 1956 death of alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (b. 1881)  

Aug 30 On this day in history jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70  

Sep 06 Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1956.  

Sep 07 On this day in history charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84  

Sep 08 Gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-4.), dies at 84 in the year 1956.  

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

Sep 12 On this day in history death of hans Carossa, German writer (b. 1878)  

Sep 15 Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Sep 17 Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of lynda Barry, American cartoonist  

Jan 03 In the year 1956 birth of mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)  

Jan 03 Willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1956 birth of ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger)  

Jan 04 In the year 1956 birth of barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday)  

Jan 04 Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) was born in the year 1956.  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1956 birth of chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef