Sarojini Sahoo

Indian (odia) writer.

Born January 4th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Dhenkanal. ^[ref]

Ilona Slupianek

East german shot putter.

Born September 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Demmin.

Noel Malcolm

British historian and journalist (born 1956).

Born December 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Surrey.

Noga Alon

Israeli mathematician.

Born February 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Haifa.

Yuriy Borisov

Director of roscosmos space corporation, former deputy minister of defence of the russian federation.

Born December 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Vyshny Volochyok.

Yurik Vardanyan

Soviet weightlifter.

Born June 13th, 1956 in Gyumri.

Died November 1st, 2018 at 62 years old in United States of America (pulmonary embolism). ^[ref]

Sevan Nişanyan

Turkish lexicographer and writer of armenian ancestry (born 1956).

Born December 21st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Istanbul.

Cynthia Carroll

American businesswoman.

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

Joe Dever

British writer and game designer (1956-2016).

Born February 12th, 1956 in London, Chingford.

Died November 29th, 2016 at 60 years old ^[ref]

Zinaida Greceanîi

Moldovan politician.

Born February 7th, 1956 (age 70 years).