Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1956

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 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

• Dec. 3 Alexander Rodchenko

  Prominent Russian artist and photographer associated with Constructivism.

• Dec. 6 B. R. Ambedkar

  Indian economist and politician, 1st indian minister of justice (b. 1891).

• Dec. 7 Huntley Gordon

  Huntley Gordon was a Canadian actor known for his work in silent and sound films.

• Dec. 7 Reşat Nuri Güntekin

  Turkish author and playwright (b. 1889).

• Dec. 9 Charles Joughin
• Dec. 9 Albert Ward
• Dec. 9 Hermann Weller
• Dec. 10 David Shimoni

  Translator and poet from belarusian-israeli (d. 1956).

• Dec. 14 Juho Kusti Paasikivi

  Finnish lawyer and politician, 7th president of finland (b. 1870).

• Dec. 16 Nina Hamnett

  Welsh painter and author (b. 1890).

• Dec. 19 Adolphe Klingelhoeffer
• Dec. 20 Ramón Carrillo

  Argentinian neurologist and physician (b. 1906).

• Dec. 20 Paul Bonatz
• Dec. 21 Lewis Madison Terman
• Dec. 21 Luciano Scotti
• Dec. 22 Nicolae Labiș
• Dec. 23 Homer Scott
• Dec. 25 Robert Walser

  A notable german-speaking writer from switzerland.

• Dec. 25 Vincenzo Vacirca
• Dec. 25 William Addison Dwiggins
• Dec. 26 Preston Tucker
• Dec. 26 Arnold Kutzinski
• Dec. 26 Holmes Herbert
• Dec. 26 Frederick Gamage
• Dec. 27 Lambert McKenna

  Irish priest lexicographer, scholar (d. 1956).

• Dec. 28 Ivan Puni
• Dec. 28 Louis de Breda Handley
• Dec. 28 Oskar Olsen
• Dec. 29 Miles Vandahurst Lynk

  American physician and author (b. 1871).

• Dec. 30 Ruth Draper