Norbert Reithofer

German businessman.

Born May 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Penzberg.

Ron Nyswaner

American film director and writer.

Born October 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Clarksville.

Simon Tahamata

Dutch footballer.

Born May 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Vught.

John Carlin

British journalist and author.

Born March 12th, 1956 (age 70 years) in London.

Alfredo Jaar

Artist (born 1956).

Born February 5th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Santiago.

Talât Bulut

Turkish actor (born 1956).

Born March 23rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Sarıkamış.

Lounès Matoub

Algerian musician (1956–1998).

Born January 24th, 1956 in Aït Mahmoud.

Died June 25th, 1998 at 42 years old in Aït Aïssi (gunshot wound).

Akmal Shaikh

Taxi driver and criminal executed for drug offences in china.

Born April 5th, 1956 in Pakistan.

Died December 29th, 2009 at 53 years old in Ürümqi (lethal injection). ^[ref]

Vladislav Listyev

Russian journalist (1956-1995).

Born May 10th, 1956 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died March 1st, 1995 at 38 years old in Moscow (firearm). ^[ref]

Russ Howard

Canadian curler.

Born February 19th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Midland.