Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1956

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

Jun 25 In the year 1956 alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62  

Jun 26 In the year 1956 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 On this day in history gottfried Benn, writer, dies at 70  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 Willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam & Woman), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 On this day in history harry Donnan, cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1891-96), dies  

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 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 In the year 1956 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 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 Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 15 In the year 1956 henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82  

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 Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon) was born in the year 1956.  

Jan 03 Willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver was born in the year 1956.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef was born on this day in history.