Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1956

Jun 23 On this day in history reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81  

Jun 25 Alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62 in the year 1956.  

Jun 26 Clifford Brown, US jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25 in the year 1956.  

Jun 29 In the year 1956 johan[nes F] Bakker Jr, actor, dies at 62  

Jul 07 In the year 1956 gottfried Benn, writer, dies at 70  

Jul 08 Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies in the year 1956.  

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 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 On this day in history willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam & Woman), dies at 57  

Jul 20 In the year 1956 ken Burn, cricketer (Tasmanian rep on 1890 Ashes tour, 2 Tests), dies  

Jul 26 Miguel Bernal Jiminez, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 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 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 ... 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 Alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 26 Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (b. 1881) died in the year 1956.  

Aug 30 In the year 1956 jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70  

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

Sep 07 In the year 1956 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 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 Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03 In the year 1956 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 in the year 1956.  

Jan 04 In the year 1956 birth of barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division)  

Jan 04 In the year 1956 birth of nels Cline, American guitarist and composer  

Jan 05 In the year 1956 birth of chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef