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In the year 1956

1,594 Notable birthdays

Mark Rolston

American actor.

Born December 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Baltimore.

Salma Agha

Actress, singer.

Born October 25th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Karachi.

Amitav Ghosh

Indian writer.

Born July 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kolkata.

Ray Nagin

American politician and businessman.

Born June 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in New Orleans.

Cilia Flores

Venezuelan politician and first lady.

Born October 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Tinaquillo.

Max Hardcore

American pornographic actor.

Born August 10th, 1956 in Racine.

Died March 27th, 2023 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]

Patricia Cornwell

American novelist, journalist, biographer.

Born June 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Miami.

Peter Buck

American musician; guitarist for r.e.m., songwriter, record producer.

Born December 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Berkeley.

Val Valentino

American magician.

Born June 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Los Angeles. [ref]

Paula Zahn

American journalist and newscaster.

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

Julee Cruise

American musician (1956–2022).

Born December 1st, 1956 in Creston.

Died June 9th, 2022 at 65 years old in Pittsfield. [ref]

El Risitas

Spanish comedian and actor (1956-2021).

Born April 5th, 1956 in Seville. [ref]

Died April 28th, 2021 at 65 years old in Seville (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Sripriya

Indian actress.

Born March 5th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Chennai.

Audrey Landers

Actress, singer.

Born July 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Philadelphia.

Blackie Lawless

American heavy metal musician, lead singer of w.a.s.p..

Born September 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Staten Island.

Akio Toyoda

Japanese businessman, president and ceo of toyota.

Born May 3rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Nagoya.

Michael Harney

American actor.

Born March 27th, 1956 (age 70 years) in The Bronx.

Baruch Goldstein

American-israeli doctor, perpetrator of the cave of the patriarchs massacre (1956-1994).

Born December 9th, 1956 in Brooklyn.

Died February 25th, 1994 at 37 years old in Hebron (lynching, blunt trauma).

Julie Bishop

Australian politician.

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

Paul Molitor

Minnesota twins manager.

Born August 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Saint Paul.

Mark R. Hughes

American entrepreneur, founder and president of herbalife international, inc. (1956–2000).

Born January 1st, 1956 in La Mirada.

Died May 21st, 2000 at 44 years old in Malibu (drug overdose).

Alain Ducasse

French chef.

Born September 13th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Orthez.

Adriana Barraza

Mexican actress, acting coach, director.

Born March 5th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Toluca de Lerdo.

Rick Martel

Canadian professional wrestler.

Born March 18th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Quebec City.

Alan Eustace

American computer scientist and skydiver.

Born December 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in United States.

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