Íñigo Méndez de Vigo Montojo

Spanish politician, 9th baron of claret.

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

Eldar Mahmudov

Azerbaijani politician, minister of national security.

Born November 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Baku.

László Trócsányi

Hungarian lawyer, politician and diplomat.

Born March 6th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Budapest.

Dina

Portuguese singer (1956-2019).

Born June 18th, 1956 in Carregal do Sal.

Died April 11th, 2019 at 62 years old in Lisbon (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

Luca Francesconi

Italian composer.

Born March 17th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Milan.

Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski

Polish armenian, catholic priest of armenian and latin rites, long-time participant of the anti-communist opposition during the polish people's republic, writer, poet and publicist.

Born September 7th, 1956 in Kraków.

Died January 9th, 2024 at 67 years old in Chrzanów. ^[ref]

Alberto Cavasin

Italian footballer.

Born January 9th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Treviso.

Claudia di Girolamo

Chilean actress.

Born December 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Santiago.

Alexander Ivanov

Soviet-born american chess grandmaster.

Born May 1st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Omsk.

Tengiz Sulakvelidze

Georgian footballer (born 1956).

Born July 23rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kutaisi.

Mike Bruner

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder.

Born July 23rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Omaha.

Anita Agnihotri

Indian bengali writer and civil servant.

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

Marlene Zuk

American evolutionary biologist.

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

Hans-Jürgen Gede

German football player and manager.

Born November 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Ückendorf.

Reine Alapini-Gansou

Beninese judge.

Born August 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Abidjan.

Alex Chola

Zambian association football player (1956-1993).

Born June 2nd, 1956 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Died April 27th, 1993 at 36 years old in Libreville.

Marcha

Dutch singer.

Born July 2nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lattrop.

Melissa Belote

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, swimming coach.

Born October 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Washington, D.C..

Gino Iorgulescu

Romanian footballer.

Born May 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Giurgiu.

Jacek Wszoła

Athletics competitor.

Born December 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Warsaw.

François Hesnault

French racing driver.

Born December 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Monica Scattini

Italian actress (1956–2015).

Born February 1st, 1956 in Rome.

Died February 4th, 2015 at 59 years old in Rome (melanoma). ^[ref]

Andreas Loverdos

Greek politician.

Born May 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Patras.

Cristina Iglesias

Spanish artist (born 1956).

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

Stefan Majewski

Polish footballer.

Born January 31st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Bydgoszcz.