Eileen Collins

Astronaut and united states air force pilot.

Born November 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Elmira.

Peter Schilling

German musician.

Born January 28th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Stuttgart.

Sally Jewell

Us politician, business executive and corporate director; former secretary of the interior and ceo of rei.

Born February 21st, 1956 (age 70 years) in London.

David M. Brown

American astronaut (1956–2003).

Born April 16th, 1956 in Arlington County.

Died February 1st, 2003 at 46 years old in Texas.

Curtis Scaparrotti

United states army general.

Born March 5th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Logan.

R. Nicholas Burns

American diplomat and academic (born 1956).

Born January 28th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Buffalo.

Princess Alia bint Hussein

Jordanian princess.

Born February 13th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Jordan.

William Lacy Clay

U.s. representative from missouri.

Born July 27th, 1956 (age 69 years) in St. Louis.

Douglas Preston

American journalist and author (born 1956).

Born May 20th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Cambridge.

Frank Stapleton

Irish footballer and manager.

Born July 10th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Dublin.

Peter R. de Vries

Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (1956–2021).

Born November 14th, 1956 in Aalsmeer.

Died July 15th, 2021 at 64 years old in Amsterdam (shot to the head). ^[ref]

Lee Ranaldo

American rock musician (born 1956).

Born February 3rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Glen Cove.

Bryan Trottier

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born July 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Val Marie.

Terry Labonte

American racing driver.

Born November 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Corpus Christi.

Hal Willner

American record producer (1957–2020).

Born April 6th, 1956 in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Died April 7th, 2020 at 64 years old in New York City (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Boyd Rice

American experimental musician.

Born December 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lemon Grove.

Swati Piramal

Indian businesswoman.

Born March 28th, 1956 (age 70 years).

Anne Dudley

English composer and pop musician.

Born May 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Chatham. ^[ref]

Michael Feinstein

American musician.

Born September 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Columbus.

Henri Toivonen

Finnish rally driver (1956–1986).

Born August 25th, 1956 in Jyväskylä.

Died May 2nd, 1986 at 29 years old in Castirla (single-vehicle accident).

Michele Alboreto

Italian racecar driver.

Born December 23rd, 1956 in Milan.

Died April 25th, 2001 at 44 years old in Klettwitz (traffic collision).

Craig Bartlett

American animator.

Born October 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Seattle.

Krystian Zimerman

Polish classical pianist.

Born December 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Zabrze.

Don Letts

British film director.

Born January 10th, 1956 (age 70 years) in London.

Vinnie Johnson

American basketball player.

Born September 1st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Brooklyn.