Rogers Brubaker

American sociologist.

Born June 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Evanston.

Silviu Lung

Romanian footballer (born 1956).

Born September 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sânmiclăuș.

Robin Renucci

French actor and film director.

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

Nicanor Duarte

46.° president of paraguay.

Born October 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Coronel Oviedo.

Patrick McDonnell

American illustrator.

Born March 17th, 1956 (age 70 years) in New Jersey, Elizabeth.

Alexey Ulyukaev

Russian economist and politician.

Born March 23rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Moscow. ^[ref]

Maxime Verhagen

Dutch former politician.

Born September 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Maastricht.

Kumiko Okae

Japanese actress, voice actress and television presenter.

Born August 23rd, 1956 in Setagaya-ku.

Died April 23rd, 2020 at 63 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia, COVID-19). ^[ref]

Eugene Koonin

American biologist.

Born October 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Moscow.

Janice E. Voss

American engineer and nasa astronaut (1956-2012).

Born October 8th, 1956 in South Bend.

Died February 6th, 2012 at 55 years old in Scottsdale (breast cancer). ^[ref]