Jürgen Groh

German footballer.

Born July 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Heppenheim.

Stig Fredriksson

Swedish association footballer and manager (born 1956).

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

Dmitry Gurevich

Russian-american chess player.

Born September 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Moscow.

Delbar Nazari

Afghanistani politician.

Born March 5th, 1956 in Khulm. ^[ref]

Died August 14th, 2024 at 68 years old in Calgary. ^[ref]

Ángel Arroyo

Spanish cyclist.

Born August 2nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in El Barraco.

Luis Mariano Montemayor

Apostolic nuncio.

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

Yvonne Vermaak

South african tennis player.

Born December 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Gqeberha. ^[ref]

Nasser Nouraei

Iranian footballer.

Born July 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Tehran.

Maria Berger

Austrian politician and judge.

Born August 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Perg.

Jin Matsubara

Japanese politician.

Born July 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Itabashi.

Alfredas Bumblauskas

Lithuanian historian.

Born November 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Telšiai.

Adílio

Brazilian association football player (1956–2024).

Born May 15th, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

Died August 5th, 2024 at 68 years old in Jacarepaguá (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Jovica Elezović

Handball player.

Born March 2nd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Vrbas. ^[ref]

Mohammed Al-Kharashy

Saudi arabian footballer.

Born July 1st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Riyadh.

Ove Aunli

Norwegian cross-country skier.

Born March 12th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Orkdal Municipality. ^[ref]

Marc Baecke

Belgian association football player (1956–2017).

Born July 24th, 1956 in Sint-Niklaas.

Died January 21st, 2017 at 60 years old in Beveren. ^[ref]

Jan Fiala

Czech footballer (*1956).

Born May 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Slatinice.

Volker Beck

East german sprinter and hurdler.

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

Allison Jolly

American sailor.

Born August 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in St. Petersburg.

Guadalupe Larriva

Ecuadorian politician (1956–2007).

Born July 28th, 1956 in Cuenca.

Died January 24th, 2007 at 50 years old in Manta (aviation accident). ^[ref]

Daniel Willems

Belgian road bicycle racer (1956–2016).

Born August 16th, 1956 in Herentals.

Died September 2nd, 2016 at 60 years old in Vorselaar. ^[ref]

Jim Cleary

Northern irish footballer.

Born May 27th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Enniskillen.

Zhantoro Satybaldiyev

Kyrgyz politician.

Born January 6th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Mirza-Aki.

Arman Kirakossian

Armenian diplomat (1956-2019).

Born September 10th, 1956 in Yerevan.

Died July 6th, 2019 at 62 years old in Yerevan.

Israel Yinon

Israeli conductor (1956–2015).

Born January 11th, 1956 in Kfar Saba.

Died January 29th, 2015 at 59 years old in Lucerne.