William Terrence McGrattan

Canadian catholic bishop.

Born September 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in London.

Beverley Goddard

British athlete.

Born August 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Barbados.

Volker Zotz

Austrian religious studies scholar.

Born October 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Landau in der Pfalz.

Rose Dieng Kuntz

Senegalese computer scientist (1956–2008).

Born March 27th, 1956 in Dakar. ^[ref]

Died June 30th, 2008 at 52 years old in Nice.

George Dunlop

Northern irish footballer.

Born January 16th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Belfast.

Amir Or

Israeli poet.

Born July 1st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Tel Aviv.

Thorhild Widvey

Norwegian politician.

Born January 9th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Avaldsnes. ^[ref]

Kōji Gushiken

Gymnast.

Born November 20th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Osaka.

Boris Šprem

Croatian politician (1956-2012).

Born April 14th, 1956 in Koprivnički Bregi.

Died September 30th, 2012 at 56 years old in Houston (multiple myeloma).

Shalom Simchon

Israeli social worker and politician.

Born December 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kfar Saba. ^[ref]