Abdullah Çatlı

Turkish drug trafficker (1956–1996).

Born June 1st, 1956 in Nevşehir.

Died November 3rd, 1996 at 40 years old in Susurluk (traffic collision, Susurluk car crash).

Elie Hobeika

Lebanese politician and militia commander (1956–2002).

Born September 22nd, 1956 in Keserwan District.

Died January 24th, 2002 at 45 years old in Beirut.

Randy Carlyle

Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

Born April 19th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Greater Sudbury.

Bakir Izetbegović

Bosnian politician.

Born June 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sarajevo.

Paul Mitchell

American politician.

Born November 14th, 1956 in Boston.

Died August 15th, 2021 at 64 years old in Dryden Township (kidney cancer). ^[ref]

Tommy Burns

Scottish footballer (1956-2008).

Born December 16th, 1956 in Glasgow.

Died May 15th, 2008 at 51 years old in Glasgow (melanoma). ^[ref]

Dianne Reeves

American jazz singer.

Born October 23rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Detroit.

Kōji Yakusho

Japanese actor.

Born January 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Isahaya.

Georg Gänswein

German archbishop (born 1956).

Born July 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Riedern am Wald.

Jean-Pierre Thiollet

French writer.

Born December 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Poitiers. ^[ref]

Dave Sim

Canadian cartoonist and publisher (b. 1956).

Born May 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Hamilton.

Abid Hamid Mahmud

Iraqi military officer (1957-2012).

Born April 23rd, 1956 in Al-Awja.

Died June 7th, 2012 at 56 years old in Baghdad (hanging to death). ^[ref]

Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi

Emirati sheikh.

Born February 10th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Dubai.

Fad Gadget

British singer (1956–2002).

Born September 8th, 1956 in London.

Died April 3rd, 2002 at 45 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

Masayuki Suzuki

Japanese singer.

Born September 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Ota.

Ewa Kopacz

Vice president of the european parliament.

Born December 3rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Skaryszew. ^[ref]

Phil Ford

American basketball player.

Born February 9th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Rocky Mount.

Bruce A. Young

American actor.

Born April 22nd, 1956 (age 70 years) in United States.

Timothy Stack

American film and television actor and screenwriter.

Born November 21st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Doylestown.

Garry Birtles

English football player and manager (born 1956).

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

Tim Paterson

American computer programmer.

Born June 1st, 1956 (age 69 years).

Sinan Sakić

Serbian singer (1956–2018).

Born October 13th, 1956 in Loznica.

Died June 1st, 2018 at 61 years old in Belgrade.

Victor Aaron

American actor (1956–1996).

Born September 11th, 1956 in Odessa.

Died September 4th, 1996 at 39 years old in California (traffic collision).

John R. Leonetti

American cinematographer and film director.

Born July 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in California.

Caroline Thompson

American writer.

Born April 23rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Washington, D.C..