Famous People Who Died At 56
The list of famous people who died at 56 includes Adolf Hitler, Steve Jobs, George VI, Abraham Lincoln, Julius Caesar. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, emperors & kings, poets and soldiers and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 56 includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.
George VI14 December 1895, British
Former King of the United Kingdom
Adolf Hitler20 April 1889, Austrian, German
Nazi Leader, German Dictator and Chancellor of
Steve Jobs24 February 1955, American
Co-founder of Apple
Abraham Lincoln12 February 1809, American
American President.
Julius Caesar13 July 0100, Ancient Roman
Former Roman dictator
Ludwig van Beethoven16 December 1770, Austrian, German
Composer
Adolf Eichmann19 March 1906, German
One of the Main Organizers of the Holocaust
Linda McCartney24 September 1941, American
Photographer, Musician
Saladin1137 AD, Egyptian
Sultan of Egypt
Rick James01 February 1948, American
Musician
Henry II of England05 March 1133, French
King of England
Dante Alighieri30 April 1265, Italian
Poet
Maharana Pratap09 May 1540, Indian
Ruler of Mewar
Carlos Hathcock20 May 1942, American
Military Personnel
Rik Mayall07 March 1958, British
Comedian
Francis Drake1540 AD, British
Navigator
Max Weber21 April 1864, German
Sociologist
Marcheline Bertrand09 May 1950, American
Actress
Ian Fleming28 May 1908, British
Author of James Bond Series
Henry IV of France13 December 1553, French
King of France, King of Navarre
Warren Zevon24 January 1947, American
Rock Singer-songwriter
Marie Colvin12 January 1956, American
Journalist
Michael Nyqvist08 November 1960, Swedish
Actor
Pliny the Elder0023 AD, Ancient Roman
Philosopher
Nathan Bedford Forrest13 July 1821, American
Military commander
John Hancock23 January 1737, American
Former President of the Continental Congress
Dag Hammarskjöld29 July 1905, Swedish
Second Secretary-General of the United Nations
Sargon of Akkad2340 BC, Iraqi
The First King of the Akkadian Empire
Savitribai Phule03 January 1831, Indian
Social Reformer, Poet
Chris LeDoux02 October 1948, American
American singer-songwriter
Frederick III, German Emperor18 October 1831, German
King
Betty Grable18 December 1916, American
American actress
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El Cid1043 AD, Spanish
Military leader
Liaquat Ali Khan01 October 1895, Pakistani
First Prime Minister of Pakistan
Rachel Carson27 May 1907, American
Marine biologist
Alexander Pope21 May 1688, British
Louis IX of France25 April 1214, French
King of France
Meredith MacRae30 May 1944, American
Actress
Charles Mingus22 April 1922, American
Jazz Musician
John Wycliffe1328 AD, British
Philosopher, Theologian
Alfred Jodl10 May 1890, German
Military Commander, Nazi War Criminal
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor08 December 1708, German
Holy Roman Emperor
Dane Witherspoon27 December 1957, American
Actor
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma12 December 1791, Austrian
William M. Branham06 April 1909, American
American Christian minister
Pope Clement VII26 May 1478, Italian
Pope
Abel Tasman1603 AD, Dutch
Navigator
Kazimir Malevich23 February 1879, Russian
Painter
Jay Gould27 May 1836, American
Businessman
Thutmose III1481 BC, Egyptian
King of Egypt
Pauline Pfeiffer22 July 1895, American
Journalist & Second Wife of Ernest Hemingway
Pedro de Alvarado1485 AD, Spanish
Explorers
Agostinho Neto17 September 1922, Angolan
Former President of Angola
Martin Kenzie29 April 1956, British
Cinematographer
Stéphane Mallarmé18 March 1842, French
Poet
Philippa of Lancaster31 March 1359, British
Munshi Premchand31 July 1880, Indian
Novelist and Author
Felicia Montealegre03 March 1922, Costa Rican
Actress
Alexander Woollcott19 January 1887, American
American critic
Johannes Peter Müller14 July 1801, German
Physiologist
Belle Boyd09 May 1844, American
Confederate Spy in the American Civil War
Francisco Flores Pérez17 October 1959, Salvadoran
Salvadoran Politician
Albrecht Durer21 May 1471, German
Painter
Homi Bhabha30 October 1909, Indian
Indian physicist
Fran Levstik28 September 1831, Slovenian
Writer
Madeline Kahn29 September 1942, American
voice actor, stage actor, film actor, television
Homi J. Bhabha30 October 1909, Indian
Physicist
Roger Miller02 January 1936, American
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Musician,
Dan Fogelberg13 August 1951, American
Musician
Marilyn Chambers22 April 1952, American
Actress
Premchand31 July 1880, Indian
Novelist, Screenwriter, Writer
Hugh Gaitskell09 April 1906, British
Politician
Richard Jordan19 July 1937, American
Actor
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.13 September 1887, American
Military Leader
Pramod Mahajan30 October 1949, Indian
Politician
William Kidd31 December 1645, British
Sailor
Frances Farmer19 September 1913, American
American actress
Rick Danko29 December 1942, Canadian
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Singer
Eddie Rabbitt27 November 1941, American
Singer
Max Schreck06 September 1879, German
Actor
George II of Greece20 July 1890, Greek
King of Greece
Billy Mitchell29 December 1879, American
Officer
Didius Julianus02 February 0137, Italian
Emperor
Manuel Roxas01 January 1892, Filipino
Former President of the Philippines
Charles Rocket28 August 1949, American
Actor
Yuan Shikai16 September 1859, Chinese
Former President of the Republic of China
Melvin Purvis24 October 1903, American
FBI agent
Madhavrao Scindia10 March 1945, Indian
Politician
Don Drysdale23 July 1936, American
Baseball Player
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon15 January 1809, French
Economist, Sociologist, Politician, Journalist,
George Formby26 May 1904, British
Actor, Comedian, Film producer, Musician
Edward Gibbon27 April 1737, British
Historian
Anna May Wong03 January 1905, American
Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor
Umberto I of Italy14 March 1844, Italian
Politician
Denny Hulme18 June 1936, New Zealander
Formula One driver, Racecar driver
Kurt Lewin09 September 1890, German, Polish, American
Psychologist, University teacher