Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1956

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1956. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 1 Harry E. Aitken
• Aug. 1 Josef Taurer
• Aug. 1 Antonio Alberti
• Aug. 1 Romeo Campanini
• Aug. 2 Massimo Boario
• Aug. 2 Albert Woolson
• Aug. 3 Riccardo Battistoni
• Aug. 6 Oskar Pfister
• Aug. 6 Adelqui Migliar
• Aug. 7 Piero Pirelli
• Aug. 7 John Latouche
• Aug. 9 Tobias Dantzig
• Aug. 9 Carlo Duse
• Aug. 11 Jackson Pollock

  Jackson Pollock was a pioneering American abstract expressionist painter known for his revolutionary 'drip painting' technique.

• Aug. 13 Mabel Grouitch
• Aug. 14 Konstantin von Neurath

  German lawyer and politician, reich minister of foreign affairs (b. 1873).

• Aug. 14 Bertolt Brecht

  German poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898).

• Aug. 16 Bela Lugosi

  Hungarian-american actor (b. 1882).

• Aug. 20 Giacomo Cireni
• Aug. 21 Juan Hospital
• Aug. 21 Carlo Tosi
• Aug. 23 Fernando Saraceni
• Aug. 23 Galileo Chini
• Aug. 24 Kenji Mizoguchi

  Renowned Japanese film director known for his masterful storytelling and visual style.

• Aug. 25 Alfred Kinsey

  American biologist, entomologist and human behaviorist kinsey was first to study and research human sexual behavior through thousands of...

• Aug. 26 Alfred Wagenknecht

  German-american politician and activist (d. 1956).

• Aug. 27 Pelageya Shajn

  Russian astronomer and academic (b. 1894).

• Aug. 28 Theo Brokmann
• Aug. 30 Alessandro Coppi