Iro Haarla

Finnish musician and pianist.

Born November 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Tampere.

Hans Smits

Dutch water polo player.

Born January 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Den Helder.

Dominique Blanc

French actress.

Born April 25th, 1956 (age 70 years) in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. ^[ref]

Klaus Wöller

German handball player (1956–2024).

Born April 23rd, 1956 in Hanover.

Died December 14th, 2024 at 68 years old ^[ref]

Olga Pivovarova

Soviet rower.

Born January 29th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Dovzhansk.

Nadezhda Kibardina

Retired soviet union female road and track cyclist.

Born February 8th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Naberezhnye Chelny.

Nina Umanets

Soviet rower, ukrainian politician.

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

Hiroshi Sowa

Japanese association football player and manager.

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

Roswitha Beier

East german swimmer.

Born December 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Riesa.

Marcela Moldovan-Zsak

Fencer.

Born June 3rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Satu Mare.

Mario Trejo

Mexican footballer b. 1956.

Born February 11th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Mexico City. ^[ref]

Tatyana Lesovaya

Soviet discus throw.

Born April 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Taldyqorğan. ^[ref]

Serhei Nahorny

Canoe racer.

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

Kersten Neisser

East german rower.

Born May 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Halle (Saale).

Enrique Ramos González

Spanish footballer.

Born March 7th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Madrid.

Pierantonio Tremolada

Italian catholic bishop.

Born October 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lissone.

Norberto Do Amaral

Catholic bishop.

Born February 17th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Ainaro.

Serhei Petrenko

Canoe racer.

Born December 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Odesa. ^[ref]

José Antonio Eguren

Peruvian catholic priest.

Born June 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lima.

Carlos Fernando Borja

Bolivian footballer.

Born December 25th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Cochabamba. ^[ref]

Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz

Chilean bishop.

Born July 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Santiago.

Detlef Richter

East german bobsledder.

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

Lyudmyla Panchuk

Soviet handball player (1956-2011).

Born January 18th, 1956 in Tokarivka.

Died February 18th, 2011 at 55 years old

Nadezhda Prishchepa

Ukrainian rower.

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

Dragan Mladenović

Serbian handball player (born 1956).

Born March 29th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Pirot.