Mircea Cărtărescu

Romanian writer.

Born June 1st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Bucharest. ^[ref]

Scott Columbus

American drummer (1956–2011).

Born November 10th, 1956 in Fair Haven.

Died April 4th, 2011 at 54 years old in Syracuse. ^[ref]

Milan Babić

First president of the republic of serbian krajina 1991–1992.

Born February 26th, 1956 in Kukar.

Died March 5th, 2006 at 50 years old in The Hague (hanging). ^[ref]

John Culberson

American politician (1956-).

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

Tony Grealish

Professional footballer (1956-2013).

Born September 21st, 1956 in Paddington.

Died April 23rd, 2013 at 56 years old in Devon (cancer).

Vedran Smailović

Bosnian musician.

Born November 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sarajevo.

Ha Jin

Chinese-american novelist, short story writer and poet.

Born February 21st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Jinzhou.

Zlatko Kranjčar

Croatian football player and manager.

Born November 15th, 1956 in Zagreb.

Died March 1st, 2021 at 64 years old in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Mullah Krekar

Islamic scholar.

Born July 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sulaymaniyah.

Boris Trajkovski

President of macedonia (1956-2004).

Born June 25th, 1956 in Monospitovo.

Died February 26th, 2004 at 47 years old in Berkovići (aviation accident).