Tim Flannery

Australian scientist and global warming activist.

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

Christof Koch

American neuroscientist.

Born November 13th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kansas City.

Vera Glagoleva

Soviet and russian actress, film director, screenwriter and producer (1956–2017).

Born January 31st, 1956 in Moscow.

Died August 16th, 2017 at 61 years old in Baden-Baden (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Stephen Bray

American songwriter, drummer, and record producer.

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

French Hill

U.s. representative from arkansas.

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

Helmut Lang

Austrian artist and fashion designer (born 1956).

Born March 10th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Vienna. ^[ref]

Ruth Ozeki

American writer.

Born March 12th, 1956 (age 70 years) in New Haven.

Stefan Johansson

Swedish racing driver.

Born September 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Växjö.

Angela Aames

Actress (1956-1988).

Born February 27th, 1956 in Pierre.

Died November 27th, 1988 at 32 years old in West Hills (cardiovascular disease).

Majida El Roumi

Lebanese-egyptian singer.

Born December 13th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kfarshima.

Paul Gilroy

Scholar of the black diaspora and culture.

Born February 16th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Bethnal Green. ^[ref]

Carol Higgins Clark

American novelist (1956–2023).

Born July 28th, 1956 in New York City.

Died June 12th, 2023 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (appendix cancer). ^[ref]

Martin Handford

Author and illustrator (b. 1956).

Born September 27th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Hampstead.

Arthur Golden

American novelist.

Born December 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Chattanooga.

Kevin Moran

Irish footballer.

Born April 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Dublin.

Suehiro Maruo

Japanese manga artist.

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

Jennell Jaquays

American artist and game designer (1956–2024).

Born October 14th, 1956 in Michigan. ^[ref]

Died January 10th, 2024 at 67 years old in Dallas (Guillain–Barré syndrome). ^[ref]

Paris Barclay

American television director and producer.

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

Nora Volkow

American physician.

Born March 27th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Mexico City.

Teejan Bai

Indian singer.

Born April 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Chhattisgarh.

Christine Hakim

Indonesian actress (born 1956).

Born December 25th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kuala Tungkal.

Doug Wimbish

American musician.

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

Park Won-soon

Korean lawyer, mayor of seoul (1956-2020).

Born March 26th, 1956 in Changnyeong County.

Died July 9th, 2020 at 64 years old in Seoul. ^[ref]

George Gallo

American writer, director and producer.

Born March 20th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Port Chester.

Ted Gärdestad

Swedish musician (1956–1997).

Born February 18th, 1956 in Sollentuna parish.

Died June 22nd, 1997 at 41 years old in Sollentuna parish (falling).