Zenón Franco Ocampos

Paraguayan chess grandmaster (1956–2024).

Born May 12th, 1956 in Asunción.

Died October 1st, 2024 at 68 years old in Vigo. ^[ref]

Mait Riisman

Estonian water polo player.

Born September 23rd, 1956 in Tallinn.

Died May 17th, 2018 at 61 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Jānis Birks

Latvian politician.

Born July 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Riga.

Viveka Eriksson

Åland islands politician.

Born August 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Föglö.

Hans-Peter Ferner

German middle distance runner.

Born June 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Neuburg an der Donau.

Leszek Dunecki

Athletics competitor.

Born October 2nd, 1956 (age 68 years) in Toruń.

Yodrak Salakjai

Thai male singer.

Born February 6th, 1956 in Taphan Hin.

Died August 9th, 2008 at 52 years old in Bangkok (liver cancer).

György Nébald

Fencer.

Born March 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Budapest.

Michael Nikolay

East german gymnast.

Born December 13th, 1956 (age 68 years) in Berlin.

Klaus Ploghaus

German hammer thrower.

Born January 31st, 1956 in Gelnhausen.

Died January 11th, 2022 at 65 years old in Hambühren.