Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1956

Sep 18 Adélard godbout: Premier of quebec (b. 1892)  

Sep 21 Anastasio somoza: Nicaraguan dictator, assassinated by roliberto lopez  

Sep 22 Frederick soddy: English chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1877)  

Sep 23 Earl godwin: Newscaster (meet the veep),  

Sep 26 Lucien febvre: French historian (un destin, martin luther),  

Sep 27 Gerald raphael finzi: Composer,  

Oct 01 Stan ockers: Belgian world champ cyclist (1955),  

Oct 02 George bancroft: Actor (texas, stagecoach, little men),  

Oct 05 Joseph erlanger: Us doctor (shock therapy-nobel 1944),  

Oct 06 Walter herlihy: Announcer (music at meadowbrook),  

Oct 07 Clarence birdseye: American inventor (b. 1886)  

Oct 08 Dirk koster: Literary (new noises),  

Oct 09 Marie doro: American actress (b. 1882)  

Oct 16 Jules rimet: President of fifa (b. 1873)  

Oct 17 Anne crawford: British film actor (b. 1920)  

Oct 19 Isham jones: American musician (b. 1894)  

Oct 25 Risto ryti: Finnish minister/premier/president,  

Oct 26 Walter gieseking: German pianist/composer,  

Nov 01 Lajos asztalos: International chess master (1950),  

Nov 02 Jacob weinberg: Composer,  

Nov 04 Art[hur] tatum: Us jazz pianist/composer,  

Nov 05 Art tatum: Black pianist,  

Nov 07 Una mae carlisle: Us pianist/singer,  

Nov 11 Victor young: Orch leader (milton berle show),  

Nov 12 Gerhard alexander: Actor (one zomerzotheid),  

Nov 19 Francis l sullivan: Actor (joan of arc, winslow boy),  

Nov 22 Vincent (moro-)giafferi: French criminal (caillaux/landru),  

Nov 23 Jeanne cappe: Belgian author (tres grand cardinal),  

Nov 24 Guido cantelli: Italian conductor (b. 1920)  

Nov 26 Tommy dorsey: Big bandleader,  

Dec 04 Alexandr rodchenko: Russian painter and photographer (b. 1891)  

Dec 06 Dr. bhimji ramji ambedkar: Indian minister of law and architect of the constitution of india (b. 1891)  

Dec 07 Huntley gordon: Canadian actor (b. 1887)  

Dec 08 Edgar leslie bainton: Composer,  

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Jan 02 Lynda barry: American cartoonist  

Jan 03 Mel gibson: Peekskill ny, actor (mad max, mrs soffel, lethal weapon)  

Jan 03 Willy t. ribbs: American race car driver  

Jan 04 Ann magnuson: Charleston wv, actress (anything but love, hunger)  

Jan 04 Barney sumner: Rock guitarist/vocalist (new order-blue monday)  

Jan 04 Bernard albrecht: English pop guitarist (joy division)  

Jan 04 Nels cline: American guitarist and composer  

Jan 05 Chen kenichi: Japanese-born chef