Régis Clère

French road bicycle racer (1956–2012).

Born August 15th, 1956 in Langres.

Died June 9th, 2012 at 55 years old in Dijon. ^[ref]

Dorota Pomykała

Polish actress.

Born July 3rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Świerklaniec.

Leonard Nitz

American racing cyclist.

Born September 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Hamilton.

Květa Jeriová

Czech ski runner and educator.

Born October 10th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Jilemnice.

Suren Nalbandyan

Olympic wrestler (born 1956).

Born June 3rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Geghard. ^[ref]

Barbara Schüttpelz

Canoe racer.

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

Vasile Pușcașu

Olympic wrestler.

Born May 2nd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Bârsănești.

Leszek Dunecki

Athletics competitor.

Born October 2nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Toruń.

Lucyna Langer-Kałek

Polish hurdler.

Born January 9th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Myslowice, Silesian Voivodeship.

Masahiro Akimoto

Japanese ski jumper.

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

Tadeusz Płoski

Polish bishop and general (1956–2010).

Born March 9th, 1956 in Lidzbark Warmiński.

Died April 10th, 2010 at 54 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).

Shamil Serikov

Kazakh olympic wrestler (1956–1989).

Born March 5th, 1956 in Almaty.

Died November 22nd, 1989 at 33 years old in Almaty.

Sanda Toma

Romanian rower.

Born February 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Ștefănești.

Jānis Bojārs

Latvian shot putter (1956–2018).

Born May 12th, 1956 in Kurmāle Parish.

Died June 5th, 2018 at 62 years old ^[ref]

Juma Azbarga

Israeli politician.

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

Michael Nikolay

East german gymnast.

Born December 13th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Berlin.

Béla Bodonyi

Hungarian footballer.

Born December 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Jászdózsa.

Klaus Ploghaus

German hammer thrower (1956–2022).

Born January 31st, 1956 in Gelnhausen.

Died January 11th, 2022 at 65 years old in Hambühren.

Martin Krebs

German roman catholic archbishop and diplomat.

Born November 2nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Essen.

Keith Mackay

New zealand footballer.

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

Isgender Aznaurov

National hero of azerbaijan.

Born August 16th, 1956 in Bukhara.

Died April 18th, 1993 at 36 years old in Gadabay District.

Józef Kupny

Polish archbishop.

Born February 23rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Dąbrówka Wielka.

György Nébald

Fencer.

Born March 9th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Budapest.

Adriana Villagrán

Argentine tennis player.

Born August 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Buenos Aires.

Han Myung-Woo

South korean wrestler.

Born November 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Dangjin.