Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1956

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

Jun 25 Alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jun 26 On this day in history clifford Brown, US jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25  

Jun 29 Johan[nes F] Bakker Jr, actor, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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 Joe Giard, American baseball player (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 14 Jaroslav Ridky, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jul 18 On this day in history 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 Miguel Bernal Jiminez, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 28 In the year 1956 ludwig Klages, German philosopher/graphologist, dies at 83  

Jul 29 Ludwig Klages, German philosopher (Study of Graves), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 On this day in history albert Woolson, last veteran US Union army, dies at 109  

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 On this day in history constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83  

Aug 16 In the year 1956 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 Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 On this day in history death of billy Bishop, Canadian pilot in World War I (b. 1894)  

Sep 12 In the year 1956 death of hans Carossa, German writer (b. 1878)  

Sep 15 Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1956.  

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

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Jan 02 In the year 1956 birth of lynda Barry, American cartoonist  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)  

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

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

Jan 04 Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) was born in the year 1956.  

Jan 04 In the year 1956 birth of bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of nels Cline, American guitarist and composer  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef