Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1956
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Jun 23 Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
Jun 25 Alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history gottfried Benn, writer, dies at 70
Jul 08 In the year 1956 gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies
Jul 10 In the year 1956 death of joe Giard, American baseball player (b. 1898)
Jul 12 Maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80 in the year 1956.
Jul 13 On this day in history vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, composer, dies at 54
Jul 14 Jaroslav Ridky, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.
Jul 18 In the year 1956 willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam & Woman), dies at 57
Jul 20 Ken Burn, cricketer (Tasmanian rep on 1890 Ashes tour, 2 Tests), dies in the year 1956.
Jul 26 In the year 1956 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 In the year 1956 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 In the year 1956 harry Donnan, cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1891-96), dies
Aug 14 Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 on this day in history.
Aug 15 Constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83 on this day in history.
Aug 16 Bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73 in the year 1956.
Aug 23 ... Kennedy, daughter of future Pres Kennedy, dies same day on this day in history.
Aug 24 On this day in history death of kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898)
Aug 25 In the year 1956 alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies
Aug 26 Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (b. 1881) died on this day in history.
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 Charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84 on this day in history.
Sep 08 Gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-4.), dies at 84 on this day in history.
Sep 11 In the year 1956 death of billy Bishop, Canadian pilot in World War I (b. 1894)
Sep 12 Hans Carossa, German writer (b. 1878) died on this day in history.
Sep 15 Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1956.
Sep 17 On this day in history mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42
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