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 In the year 1956 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 In the year 1956 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 On this day in history death of joe Giard, American baseball player (b. 1898)  

Jul 12 Maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80 in the year 1956.  

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 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 J M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 28 Ludwig Klages, German philosopher/graphologist, dies at 83 in the year 1956.  

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 in the year 1956.  

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

Aug 13 Harry Donnan, cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1891-96), dies in the year 1956.  

Aug 14 Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 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 On this day in history death of alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (b. 1881)  

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 Charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84 in the year 1956.  

Sep 08 In the year 1956 gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-4.), dies at 84  

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 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 Willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) was born in the year 1956.  

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

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