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In the year 1956

1,567 Notable birthdays

Keith Alexander

British footballer (1956-2010).

Born November 14th, 1956 in Nottingham.

Died March 3rd, 2010 at 53 years old in Lincoln. [ref]

Rainer Woelki

Catholic archbishop.

Born August 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Cologne. [ref]

Martin Fayulu

Congolese politician.

Born November 21st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kinshasa.

Christine Boisson

French actress (1956–2024).

Born April 8th, 1956 in Salon-de-Provence. [ref]

Died October 21st, 2024 at 68 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung disease). [ref]

Darko Rundek

Croatian rock musician.

Born January 30th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Zagreb.

Madeeha Gauhar

Pakistani actress, playwright, theater director and women's rights activist (1956-2018).

Born September 21st, 1956 in Karachi.

Died April 25th, 2018 at 61 years old in Lahore (cancer).

Desireé Cousteau

American pornographic actress.

Born January 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Savannah. [ref]

Dave Laut

Athletics competitor (1956–2009).

Born December 21st, 1956 in Findlay.

Died August 27th, 2009 at 52 years old in Oxnard. [ref]

Asha-Rose Migiro

Tanzanian politician and un deputy-secretary general.

Born July 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Songea.

Mirek Topolánek

Former prime minister of the czech republic.

Born May 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Vsetín.

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