Pim Verbeek

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born March 12th, 1956 in Rotterdam.

Died November 28th, 2019 at 63 years old in Amsterdam (cancer). ^[ref]

Rina Mor

Israeli lawyer and former miss universe.

Born February 16th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Kiryat Tiv'on, Tzippori.

David Mansfield

American musician.

Born September 13th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Leonia.

Franky Vercauteren

Belgian footballer.

Born October 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.

Michael Hoffman

American film director.

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

Ian Shapiro

American political theorist.

Born September 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Johannesburg.

Ronald Noble

American law enforcement officer.

Born September 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Fort Dix.

Mangala Samaraweera

Sri lankan politician (1956-2021).

Born April 21st, 1956 in Matara.

Died August 24th, 2021 at 65 years old in Colombo (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Roderick MacKinnon

American neuroscientist.

Born February 19th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Burlington.

Lily Mariye

American actress and filmmaker.

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

David Guterson

Novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist, and essayist.

Born May 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Seattle.

Norbert Reithofer

German businessman.

Born May 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Penzberg.

Ron Nyswaner

American film director and writer.

Born October 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Clarksville.

Simon Tahamata

Dutch footballer (born 1956).

Born May 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Vught.

John Carlin

British journalist and author.

Born May 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in London.

Alfredo Jaar

Artist (born 1956).

Born February 5th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Santiago.

Talât Bulut

Turkish actor (born 1956).

Born March 23rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Sarıkamış.

D. J. MacHale

American writer, television director and producer.

Born March 11th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Greenwich.

Lounès Matoub

Algerian musician (1956–1998).

Born January 24th, 1956 in Aït Mahmoud.

Died June 25th, 1998 at 42 years old in Aït Aïssi (gunshot wound).

Akmal Shaikh

Taxi driver and criminal executed for drug offences in china.

Born April 5th, 1956 in Pakistan.

Died December 29th, 2009 at 53 years old in Ürümqi (lethal injection). ^[ref]

Vladislav Listyev

Russian journalist (1956-1995).

Born May 10th, 1956 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died March 1st, 1995 at 38 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Russ Howard

Canadian curler.

Born February 19th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Midland.

Pierre de Villiers

French officer.

Born July 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Boulogne. ^[ref]

Catherine Colonna

French diplomat and politician.

Born April 16th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Saint-Symphorien.

Ilie Balaci

Romanian footballer (1956–2018).

Born September 13th, 1956 in Bistreț.

Died October 21st, 2018 at 62 years old in Craiova (cerebrovascular disease). ^[ref]