WHO ALL DIED IN 1956.
See all who died in 1956.

French-German pianist and composer Walter Gieseking died 26. October 1956. (born 1895)

French race car driver Louis Rosier died 29. October 1956. (born 1905)

American pianist Art Tatum died 5. November 1956. (born 1909)

Finnish-Estonian author Aino Kallas died 9. November 1956. (born 1878)

American author and journalist Gordon MacQuarrie died 10. November 1956. (born 1900)

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna Ōtori Tanigorō died 16. November 1956. (born 1887)

English-American actor Francis L. Sullivan died 19. November 1956. (born 1903)

Russian-American actress, ballerina, and choreographer Theodore Kosloff died 22. November 1956. (born 1882)

Estonian sailor William von Wirén died 23. November 1956. (born 1894)

Italian conductor Guido Cantelli died 24. November 1956. (born 1920)

Ukrainian-Russian director, producer, and screenwriter Alexander Dovzhenko died 25. November 1956. (born 1894)

American trombonist, trumpet player, and composer Tommy Dorsey died 26. November 1956. (born 1905)

Danish actor Viggo Wiehe died 30. November 1956. (born 1874)

Indian author Manik Bandopadhyay died 3. December 1956. (born 1908)

Russian sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer Alexander Rodchenko died 3. December 1956. (born 1891)

Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice B. R. Ambedkar died 6. December 1956. (born 1891)

American rower John Geiger died 6. December 1956. (born 1873)

Canadian-American actor Huntley Gordon died 7. December 1956. (born 1887)

Russian-Israeli poet David Shimoni died 10. December 1956. (born 1891)

Finnish politician, 7th President of Finland Juho Kusti Paasikivi died 14. December 1956. (born 1870)