Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1956

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 in the year 1956.  

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

Jun 29 On this day in history johan[nes F] Bakker Jr, actor, dies at 62  

Jul 07 Gottfried Benn, writer, dies at 70 in the year 1956.  

Jul 08 Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 13 In the year 1956 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 Ken Burn, cricketer (Tasmanian rep on 1890 Ashes tour, 2 Tests), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 26 Miguel Bernal Jiminez, composer, dies at 46 in the year 1956.  

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

Jul 28 Ludwig Klages, German philosopher/graphologist, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1956.  

Aug 11 Jackson Pollock, abstract artist, dies in auto accident (East Hampton) on this day in history.  

Aug 13 In the year 1956 harry Donnan, cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1891-96), dies  

Aug 14 In the year 1956 bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58  

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 On this day in history ... Kennedy, daughter of future Pres Kennedy, dies same day  

Aug 24 In the year 1956 death of kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898)  

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

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1956 birth of willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver  

Jan 04 Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) was born on this day in history.  

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