Jost Gippert

German linguist.

Born March 12th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Hattingen.

Haris Kastanidis

Greek politician who served as minister for justice.

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

Yehuda Gruenfeld

Israeli chess player.

Born February 28th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Dzierżoniów.

Daniel Veyt

Belgian association football player.

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

Bertilo Wennergren

Swedish esperantist.

Born October 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sweden. ^[ref]

Zygmunt Solorz-Żak

Polish businessman.

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

Włodzimierz Ciołek

Polish footballer.

Born March 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Wałbrzych.

William Carl Buchan

American sailor.

Born December 23rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Seattle.

Fritz Fischer

German biathlete (born 1956).

Born September 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years).

Lawrence Boston

American basketball player.

Born May 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Cleveland.

Faustino Imbali

Foreign and prime minister of guinea-bissau.

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

Jasna Kolar-Merdan

Austrian handball player.

Born October 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Mostar.

Reidar Sørensen

Norwegian actor.

Born April 11th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Hemnesberget.

Sergio Santín

Uruguayan footballer.

Born August 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Salto.

Charalambos Cholidis

Greek wrestler (1956–2019).

Born October 1st, 1956 in Atyrau.

Died June 26th, 2019 at 62 years old in Athens. ^[ref]

Helgi Ólafsson

Icelandic chess player.

Born August 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Heimaey.

François Bréda

Hungarian academic (1956–2018).

Born February 20th, 1956 in Deva. ^[ref]

Died May 16th, 2018 at 62 years old in Cluj-Napoca. ^[ref]

Mikhail Burtsev

Fencer (1956–2015).

Born June 21st, 1956 in Moscow.

Died October 16th, 2015 at 59 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Malika Domrane

Algerian singer.

Born March 12th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Aït Mahmoud.

Per Bergerud

Norwegian ski jumper.

Born June 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Flesberg Municipality.

Nikolay Sidorov

Athletics competitor.

Born November 23rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Moscow.

Pak Yung-sun

North korean female table tennis player (1957–1988).

Born August 22nd, 1956 in Sakchu County.

Died July 14th, 1987 at 30 years old (disease).

Zenón Franco Ocampos

Paraguayan chess grandmaster (1956–2024).

Born May 12th, 1956 in Asunción.

Died October 1st, 2024 at 68 years old in Vigo. ^[ref]

Frank-Michael Wahl

German handball player.

Born August 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Rostock.

Maria Leissner

Swedish politician.

Born January 21st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Oscar Fredriks församling.