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Gerald Finzi
1901–1956
composer, pedagogue, editor
Official cause
infectious disease
Cyrus Wesley Peck
1871–1956
politician, military personnel, cannery worker
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Margaret Bechstein Hays
1887–1956
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Paul Geisler
1909–1956
American football player
Official cause
brain cancer
Bernard Griffin
1899–1956
theologian, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Bela Lugosi
1882–1956
film actor, stage actor, trade unionist
Official cause
myocardial infarction
John Lawson
1897–1956
politician, veterinarian
Official cause
myocardial infarction
David C. Schilling
1918–1956
military officer
Official cause
traffic collision
Bertolt Brecht
1898–1956
playwright, lyricist, screenwriter
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Konstantin von Neurath
1873–1956
politician, diplomat, lawyer
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Charles Bryant Drake
1872–1956
Official cause
laryngeal cancer
Mabel Grouitch
1888–1956
nurse, adult educator, charity worker
Official cause
leukemia
Isa Kremer
1887–1956
opera singer
Official cause
stomach cancer
Gottfried Benn
1886–1956
poet, physician writer, essayist
Official cause
cancer
Addison T. Smith
1862–1956
politician
Official cause
lung cancer
John Morris
1902–1956
judge, barrister, chancellor
Official cause
coronary occlusion
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
1894–1956
politician
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Silvia Zenari
1895–1956
botanist, geologist, botanical collector
Official cause
traffic collision
Oliver Wakefield
1909–1956
actor, comedian, television actor
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Alfredo Ferrari
1932–1956
automobile manufacturer, businessperson
Official cause
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Romek Strzałkowski
1943–1956
schoolchild
Official cause
gunshot wound
Clifford Brown
1930–1956
trumpeter, composer, jazz musician
Official cause
traffic collision
Frank Beaurepaire
1891–1956
swimmer, politician, businessperson
Official cause
heart failure
Samad Vurgun
1906–1956
poet, university teacher, playwright
Official cause
lung cancer; cancer