Frank-Michael Wahl

German handball player.

Born August 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Rostock.

Maria Leissner

Swedish politician.

Born January 21st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Oscar Fredriks församling.

Marie Hermanson

Swedish journalist and writer.

Born May 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Gothenburg.

Kari Eloranta

Finnish former ice hockey player.

Born February 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lahti.

Marin Dragnea

Romanian footballer.

Born January 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Slobozia Moară.

Mauricio Alfaro

Salvadoran footballer.

Born February 13th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Zacatecoluca.

Abulfaz Garayev

Azerbaijani politician.

Born November 13th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Baku.

Romy Kermer

East german pair skater.

Born July 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Chemnitz.

Eduardo Blasco Ferrer

Catalan linguist.

Born June 15th, 1956 in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Died January 12th, 2017 at 60 years old in Ota (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Erhard Wunderlich

German handball player (1956–2012).

Born December 14th, 1956 in Augsburg.

Died October 4th, 2012 at 55 years old in Cologne (cancer).