Marie Rivière

French actress.

Born December 22nd, 1956 (age 68 years) in Montreuil.

Amma Darko

Ghanaian writer.

Born June 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Koforidua.

Juan Villoro

Mexican writer.

Born September 24th, 1956 (age 68 years) in Mexico City. ^[ref]

Miroslav Votava

German football player and coach.

Born April 25th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Prague.

Dag Otto Lauritzen

Norwegian racing cyclist.

Born September 12th, 1956 (age 68 years) in Grimstad.

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper.

Born May 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Frankfurt am Main.

Yū Mizushima

Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator.

Born January 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Tokyo.

Rüdiger Abramczik

German footballer.

Born February 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Gelsenkirchen.

Kakha Bendukidze

Georgian businessman (1956-2014).

Born April 20th, 1956 in Tbilisi.

Died November 13th, 2014 at 58 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

Paul Mario Day

British singer (1956–2025).

Born April 19th, 1956 in Whitechapel.

Died July 29th, 2025 at 69 years old in Newcastle. ^[ref]