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In the year 1956

1,740 Notable birthdays

Shigemitsu Sudo

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born April 2nd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Hokkaido.

Tibor Szanyi

Hungarian politician.

Born July 13th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Budapest.

Jean-Christophe Balouet

French paleontologist and ornithologist (1956–2021).

Born November 12th, 1956 in Caudéran.

Died March 30th, 2021 at 64 years old in Orrouy.

Gary Figueroa

American water polo player and coach.

Born September 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Phoenix.

Li Xi

Secretary of the central commission for discipline inspection of the chinese communist party.

Born October 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Liangdang County.

Frank Paschek

East german long jumper.

Born June 25th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Bad Doberan.

Conceição Geremias

Brazilian heptathlete.

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

Amor Jebali

Tunisian association football player.

Born December 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in La Marsa.

Kristine Norelius

American rower.

Born December 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Seattle.

Dimas Lara Barbosa

Catholic archbishop.

Born April 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Boa Esperança.

Viktor Yevsyukov

Javelin thrower.

Born October 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Donetsk.

Igor Kanygin

Belarusian olympic wrestler (born 1956).

Born June 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Vitebsk.

Joaquín Ventura

Salvadoran footballer.

Born October 23rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in El Salvador.

Theodoros Kontidis

Catholic archbishop of athens.

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

Sergey Kotenko

Olympic water polo player.

Born December 2nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Almaty.

Antonio Soler

Spanish writer (born 1956).

Born September 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Málaga.

Nina Preobrazhenskaya

Soviet rower.

Born February 16th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Stavyshche.

Jude Thaddeus Okolo

Nigerian apostolic nuncio.

Born December 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kano.

César Martins de Oliveira

Brazilian footballer and manager (1956–2024).

Born April 13th, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died September 17th, 2024 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Johannes Bündgens

German roman-catholic bishop of aachen.

Born April 2nd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Eschweiler.

Cees Jan Diepeveen

Field hockey player.

Born July 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Amsterdam.

Yordan Mitkov

Bulgarian weightlifter.

Born April 3rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Asenovgrad.

Sabrina Grigorian

Actress.

Born July 28th, 1956 in Rome.

Died June 10th, 1986 at 29 years old in New York City. [ref]

Joseph Anthony Zziwa

Ugandan catholic bishop.

Born February 16th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Mubende.

Bernd Olbricht

East german canoe racer.

Born October 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Gnoien.

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