AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
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Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
3
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
4
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
5
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
6
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
7
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
8
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
9
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
10
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
11
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
12
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
13
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
14
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
15
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
16
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
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Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
18
Victor William Watson (1908-1956)
19
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
20
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
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Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
22
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
23
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Cal Jones (1933-1956)
Football Player
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William Boeing (1881-1956)
26
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
27
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
28
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
29
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
30
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
31
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
32
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
33
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
34
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
35
Marie Webster (1859-1956)
36
Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956)
Sculptor
37
Christian Rub (1886-1956)
38
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
39
Lou Handman (1894-1956)
40
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
41
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
42
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
43
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
44
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
45
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
46
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
47
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
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