Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1956

Jun 23 In the year 1956 reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81  

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 in the year 1956.  

Jun 29 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of joe Giard, American baseball player (b. 1898)  

Jul 12 In the year 1956 maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80  

Jul 13 Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1956.  

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 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 in the year 1956.  

Aug 02 In the year 1956 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 in the year 1956.  

Aug 14 On this day in history bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58  

Aug 15 Constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83 in the year 1956.  

Aug 16 Bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73 on this day in history.  

Aug 23 ... Kennedy, daughter of future Pres Kennedy, dies same day on this day in history.  

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

Aug 30 Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1956.  

Sep 06 On this day in history felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84  

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

Sep 12 Hans Carossa, German writer (b. 1878) died in the year 1956.  

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 in the year 1956.  

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

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 On this day in history 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 Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer was born on this day in history.  

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