Paul van der Sterren

Dutch chess player.

Born March 17th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Venlo.

Fabienne Serrat

French alpine skier.

Born July 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Le Bourg-d'Oisans.

Andrei Eshpai

Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Born April 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Moscow.

Francesca Gargallo

Italian-mexican feminist writer and historian of ideas.

Born November 25th, 1956 in Syracuse, Sicily. ^[ref]

Died March 3rd, 2022 at 65 years old in Mexico City (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Faouzi Mansouri

Algerian footballer (1956–2022).

Born January 17th, 1956 in Menzel Bourguiba.

Died May 18th, 2022 at 66 years old in Nîmes. ^[ref]

Viktor Vasilyev

Russian mathematician.

Born April 10th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Moscow.

Jürgen Groh

German footballer.

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

Stig Fredriksson

Swedish association footballer and manager (born 1956).

Born March 6th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Sorsele.

Dmitry Gurevich

Russian-american chess player.

Born September 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Moscow.

Delbar Nazari

Afghanistani politician.

Born March 5th, 1956 in Khulm. ^[ref]

Died August 14th, 2024 at 68 years old in Calgary. ^[ref]