Lucyna Langer-Kałek

Polish hurdler.

Born January 9th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Myslowice, Silesian Voivodeship.

Masahiro Akimoto

Ski jumper.

Born September 3rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sapporo, Yoichi.

Tadeusz Płoski

Polish bishop and general.

Born March 9th, 1956 in Lidzbark Warmiński.

Died April 10th, 2010 at 54 years old in Smolensk (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash).

Shamil Serikov

Olympic wrestler.

Born March 5th, 1956 in Almaty.

Died November 22nd, 1989 at 33 years old in Almaty.

Sanda Toma

Romanian rower.

Born February 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Ștefănești.

Jānis Bojārs

Latvian shot putter.

Born May 12th, 1956 in Kurmāle Parish.

Died June 5th, 2018 at 62 years old ^[ref]

Michael Nikolay

East german gymnast.

Born December 13th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Berlin.

Béla Bodonyi

Hungarian footballer.

Born December 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Jászdózsa.

Klaus Ploghaus

German hammer thrower (1956–2022).

Born January 31st, 1956 in Gelnhausen.

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

Martin Krebs

German roman catholic archbishop and diplomat.

Born November 2nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Essen.