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In the year 1956

1,744 Notable birthdays

Zbigniew Boniek

Polish association football player and manager.

Born March 3rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Bydgoszcz.

Norma Stitz

American fetish model.

Born December 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Atlanta.

Warren Cuccurullo

American musician, singer, songwriter and former body builder.

Born December 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Brooklyn.

Carlo Rovelli

Italian physicist.

Born May 3rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Verona.

Viv Anderson

English footballer (born 1956).

Born August 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Clifton.

Laura Zapata

Mexican actress.

Born July 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Mexico City. [ref]

David Lidington

British politician (born 1956).

Born June 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in London.

Peter David

American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games.

Born September 23rd, 1956 in Fort Meade.

Died May 24th, 2025 at 68 years old in East Patchogue. [ref]

Oliver Letwin

British politician (born 1956).

Born May 19th, 1956 (age 70 years) in London. [ref]

Deborah Jeane Palfrey

American madam (1956–2008).

Born March 18th, 1956 in North Charleroi.

Died May 1st, 2008 at 52 years old in Tarpon Springs (hanging to death). [ref]

Tessa Sanderson

British javelin thrower (born 1956).

Born March 14th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Saint Elizabeth Parish.

Ivan Raimi

American physician.

Born June 21st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Royal Oak.

Suzy Bogguss

American musician.

Born December 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Aledo.

Kirk Thornton

American voice actor.

Born May 13th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Portland.

Tom Irwin

American actor.

Born June 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Peoria.

Marin Alsop

American conductor and violinist (born 1956).

Born October 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Manhattan.

Ernie Dingo

Australian actor.

Born July 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Western Australia.

Natasha Shneider

Russian musician (1956-2008).

Born May 22nd, 1956 in Riga.

Died July 2nd, 2008 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Jack Sherman

American guitarist (1956-2020).

Born January 18th, 1956 in Miami.

Died August 18th, 2020 at 64 years old in Savannah. [ref]

Casey Sander

American actor.

Born July 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Washington, D.C..

Lynja

American online celebrity chef (1956–2024).

Born July 31st, 1956 in New York City.

Died January 1st, 2024 at 67 years old in Riverview Medical Center (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Rabiu Kwankwaso

Nigerian politician.

Born October 21st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Madobi.

Eike Batista

Brazilian entrepreneur.

Born November 3rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Governador Valadares.

Kevin Meaney

American actor and comedian.

Born April 23rd, 1956 in White Plains.

Died October 21st, 2016 at 60 years old in Forestburgh (myocardial infarction).

Chris Ellis

American actor.

Born April 14th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Memphis.

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