Anatoly Artsebarsky

Soviet cosmonaut.

Born September 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Prosyana.

Vladimír Godár

Slovak composer.

Born March 16th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Bratislava.

Ana Luísa Amaral

Portuguese poet and professor (1956–2022).

Born April 5th, 1956 in Lisbon.

Died August 5th, 2022 at 66 years old ^[ref]

Christine Errath

East german figure skater.

Born December 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in East Berlin.

Santu Mofokeng

South african photographer (1956-2020).

Born October 19th, 1956 in Soweto.

Died January 26th, 2020 at 63 years old in Johannesburg (neurological disorder). ^[ref]

Norma Duval

Spanish actor and presenter.

Born April 4th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Barcelona.

Lyubov Kazarnovskaya

Singer.

Born July 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Moscow.

Patricio Hernández

Argentine footballer.

Born August 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in San Nicolás de los Arroyos.

Mike Tully

American pole vaulter.

Born October 21st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Long Beach.

Gordon Singleton

Canadian and world champion track cyclist (1956–2024).

Born August 9th, 1956 in Niagara Falls.

Died March 23rd, 2024 at 67 years old (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Nicolas Tiangaye

Central african politician and lawyer.

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

Carlos Ischia

Argentine footballer and manager.

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

Víctor Púa

Uruguayan footballer.

Born May 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Paso de los Toros.

Sandra Knapp

American botanist.

Born December 9th, 1956 (age 69 years).

Patricia Appiagyei

Ghanaian politician.

Born November 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Accra. ^[ref]

Radoslav Zdravkov

Bulgarian footballer.

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

Sven Grünberg

Estonian composer (born 1956).

Born November 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Tallinn.

Patricia McKillop

Field hockey player.

Born July 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Bulawayo. ^[ref]

Paramanga Ernest Yonli

Prime minister of burkina faso.

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

Schelte J. Bus

American astronomer.

Born December 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in New York City.

Norberto Huezo

Salvadoran footballer.

Born June 6th, 1956 in San Salvador.

Died March 5th, 2025 at 68 years old ^[ref]

Jacky Munaron

Belgian footballer.

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

Sergey Andreyev

Russian footballer (born 1956).

Born May 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Luhansk.

Milan Jelić

Bosnia and herzegovian politician (1956-2007).

Born March 26th, 1956 in Koprivna, Modriča.

Died September 30th, 2007 at 51 years old in Doboj (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Celeste Carballo

Argentinian musician and singer.

Born September 21st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Buenos Aires.