Ali Asadov

Prime minister of the republic of azerbaijan.

Born November 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Baku.

Lizzy Mercier Descloux

French singer (1956-2004).

Born December 16th, 1956 in Paris.

Died April 20th, 2004 at 47 years old in Saint-Florent (cancer).

Momir Bulatović

Former president of montenegro (1956-2019).

Born September 21st, 1956 in Belgrade.

Died June 30th, 2019 at 62 years old in Podgorica (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Katherine Applegate

American writer.

Born October 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Ann Arbor. ^[ref]

John Carney

Governor of delaware from 2017 to 2025.

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

Duke Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg

Head of the house of mecklenburg-strelitz.

Born June 10th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Archduchess Gabriela of Austria

Austrian imperial and royal.

Born October 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Luxembourg.

Diana Edulji

Indian cricketer.

Born January 26th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Mumbai.

Kostas Karamanlis

Greek politician, former prime minister of greece.

Born September 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Athens. ^[ref]

Leïla Ben Ali

Wife of tunisian president zine el abidine ben ali and former first lady of tunisia.

Born October 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Tunis. ^[ref]

Mircea Cărtărescu

Romanian writer.

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

Scott Columbus

American drummer (1956–2011).

Born November 10th, 1956 in Fair Haven.

Died April 4th, 2011 at 54 years old in Syracuse. ^[ref]

Milan Babić

First president of the republic of serbian krajina 1991–1992.

Born February 26th, 1956 in Kukar.

Died March 5th, 2006 at 50 years old in The Hague (hanging to death). ^[ref]

John Culberson

American politician (1956-).

Born August 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Houston.

Tony Grealish

Professional footballer (1956-2013).

Born September 21st, 1956 in Paddington.

Died April 23rd, 2013 at 56 years old in Devon (cancer).

Vedran Smailović

Bosnian musician.

Born November 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sarajevo.

Ha Jin

Author and poet.

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

Zlatko Kranjčar

Croatian football player and manager.

Born November 15th, 1956 in Zagreb.

Died March 1st, 2021 at 64 years old in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad

Islamic scholar.

Born July 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sulaymaniyah.

Boris Trajkovski

President of macedonia (1956-2004).

Born June 25th, 1956 in Murtino.

Died February 26th, 2004 at 47 years old in Berkovići (aviation accident).

Mark Todd

New zealand equestrian and horse trainer (born 1956).

Born March 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Cambridge.

Miroslav Volf

Croatian theologian.

Born September 25th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Osijek.

Charles Boustany

Former united states representative from louisiana.

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

Stephen Leather

British author.

Born October 25th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Manchester.

Butch Lee

Puerto rican basketball player.

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