AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
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Al Simmons (1902-1956)
Baseball Player
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Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
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Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
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Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
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Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
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Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
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Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
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Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
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Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
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Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)
Astrophysicist
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Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
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Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
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BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
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Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
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Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
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Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
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Owen Davis (1874-1956)
Playwright
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Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
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Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
B Reeves Eason (1886-1956)
Screenwriter
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Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
Poet
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Marion Leonard (1881-1956)
Movie Actress
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Victor Young (1900-1956)
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Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
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William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
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Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
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Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
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Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
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Christian Rub (1886-1956)
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John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
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Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
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Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
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Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
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Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
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Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
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Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
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Cal Jones (1933-1956)
Football Player
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Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
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Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
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Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
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Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
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Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
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Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
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Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
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David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
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HL Mencken (1880-1956)
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Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
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