1956 deaths

United States Navy admiral, Chief of Naval Operations (1878-1956)

Romanian Royal; Queen Consort of Greece (1922 - 1924)

Italian journalist and writer of novels, short stories, screenplays, and plays (1895–1956)

French painter (1883-1956)

Indian industrialist and entrepreneur (1888–1956)

Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois (5 April 1873 – 5 January 1956), known professionally as Mistinguett (), was a French actress and singer. She was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world. At the time of her unofficial retirement in 1955, Mistinguett had 60 years of experience under her belt. Mistinguett has been credited with performing in 31 movies, 9 shows, and 389 musical works.

Italian conductor (1920–1956)

Finnish-Estonian writer (1878-1956)

English poet and fiction writer (1873–1956)

Hungarian mathematician who made fundamental contributions to functional analysis (1880–1956)

Danish-American actor (1886–1956)

Catalan architect (1867-1957)

French essayist and philosopher (1867-1956)

Azerbaijani-Soviet writer (1906-1956)

Austrian musician, soldier, and friend of Adolf Hitler (1888–1956)

American stage and screen actor (1895-1956)

American jazz musician (1930–1956)

German conductor (1883-1956)

Serbian bishop and saint (1880–1956)

Russian and Soviet actor and film director (1893-1956)

lexicographer, linguist and satirist (1879-1959)

American author and conservationist (1896-1956)

Soviet architect (1885–1956)

Austrian crystal glass industrialist, founder of D. Swarovski KG company (1862–1956)

Swiss-American astronomer (1886-1956)

Austrian conductor (1890–1956)

Egyptian writer (1888–1956)

German psychologist and philosopher (1872–1956)

Canadian geologist (1887-1956)

Russian Romantic composer (1864–1956)

American actor (1890-1956)

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder

Polish photographer and photojournalist (1911-1956)

American aviator (1899–1956)

Dictatorship of Argentina (1896-1956)

French fencer (1875-1956)

American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor, orchestra leader (1900-1956)

Estonian poet (1883-1956)

Norwegian Antarctic explorer (1870-1956)

Ukrainian writer (1889–1956)

French historian (1894-1956)

Belgian-American historian of science (1884–1956)

Russian astronomer

U.S. zoologist and botanist (1869–1956)

German physicist (1881-1956)

French racing driver

British princess (1872–1956)

Greek discus thrower (1875–1956)

Hungarian Olympic swimmer (1881-1956)

Argentine footballer (1910-1956)

Armenian military officer (1883–1956)

Canadian aviator and author (1894–1956)

French anthropologist (1898-1956)

American comic strip artist and creator of Flash Gordon (1909–1956)

U.S. botanist (1876–1956)

American actress (1881–1956)

German physicist (1888-1956)

Polish writer (1899-1956)

German general (1889–1956)

Belgian racing driver