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In the year 1956

1,594 Notable birthdays

Satish Kaushik

Indian film actor and director.

Born April 13th, 1956 in Mahendragarh.

Died March 9th, 2023 at 66 years old in Gurgaon (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Joan Allen

American actress.

Born August 20th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Rochelle.

Tsai Ing-wen

President of taiwan (r.o.c. authorities) and chairperson of the democratic progressive party.

Born August 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Zhongshan District.

Jamie Hyneman

American special effects specialist and television host.

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

Delta Burke

Actress.

Born July 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Orlando.

Ron White

American comedian.

Born December 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Fritch.

Matthew Garber

British actor (1956–1977).

Born March 25th, 1956 in Stepney.

Died June 13th, 1977 at 21 years old in Hampstead (acute pancreatitis).

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

6th president of the islamic republic of iran from 2005 to 2013.

Born October 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Aradan.

Diamond Dallas Page

American professional wrestler and actor.

Born April 5th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Point Pleasant.

Andrew Wakefield

British disgraced former surgeon and medical research falsifier and antivaxxer.

Born September 3rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Eton.

Robby Benson

American actor and director.

Born January 21st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Dallas.

Cynthia Rhodes

American actress, singer and dancer.

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

Richard Curtis

British screenwriter.

Born November 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Wellington.

Teena Marie

American r&b and soul singer (1956–2010).

Born March 5th, 1956 in Santa Monica.

Died December 26th, 2010 at 54 years old in Pasadena. [ref]

David Alan Grier

American actor and comedian.

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

Mae Jemison

American doctor and nasa astronaut.

Born October 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Decatur.

Frank Dux

Fight choreographer and martial artist.

Born April 6th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Toronto.

Maneka Gandhi

Indian politician and activist.

Born August 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in New Delhi.

Kelly Curtis

American actress.

Born June 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Santa Monica.

Ann Dowd

American actress.

Born January 30th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Holyoke.

Judith Butler

American feminist gender studies philosopher (born 1956).

Born February 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Cleveland. [ref]

Prabhu Ganesan

Indian film actor and producer.

Born December 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Chennai.

Paul Young

English musician (born 1956).

Born January 17th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Luton.

Mayawati

Indian politician.

Born January 15th, 1956 (age 70 years) in New Delhi.

Christine Lagarde

President of the european central bank.

Born January 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

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