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Famous people and celebrities who died in November 1956

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

  • Pietro Badoglio
    Nov. 1 Pietro Badoglio
  • Jean Metzinger
    Nov. 3 Jean Metzinger

    French poet, painter, critic, writer, and theorist.

  • Luigi Rigorini
    Nov. 3 Luigi Rigorini
  • Freddie Dixon
    Nov. 4 Freddie Dixon

    English motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1892).

  • Ray Myers
    Nov. 4 Ray Myers
  • Almo Pianetti
    Nov. 4 Almo Pianetti
  • Pietro Rondoni
    Nov. 4 Pietro Rondoni
  • Art Tatum
    Nov. 5 Art Tatum

    Art Tatum was a legendary jazz pianist renowned for his extraordinary technical skill and innovative improvisational style.

  • Jules-Géraud Saliège
    Nov. 5 Jules-Géraud Saliège
  • Chika Kuroda
    Nov. 8 Chika Kuroda

    Japanese chemist (b. 1884).

  • Aino Kallas
    Nov. 9 Aino Kallas

    Finnish-estonian author (d. 1956).

  • Gordon MacQuarrie
    Nov. 10 Gordon MacQuarrie

    American author and journalist (b. 1900).

  • Elisabetta di Romania
    Nov. 14 Elisabetta di Romania
  • Giuseppe II di Alessandria
    Nov. 14 Giuseppe II di Alessandria
  • Emma Richter
    Nov. 15 Emma Richter

    German paleontologist (b. 1888).

  • Yvon Delbos
    Nov. 15 Yvon Delbos
  • Ōtori Tanigorō
    Nov. 16 Ōtori Tanigorō

    The 24th yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1956).

  • Garibaldo Fattori
    Nov. 16 Garibaldo Fattori
  • Cassa Darghiè
    Nov. 16 Cassa Darghiè
  • John Evershed
    Nov. 17 John Evershed
  • Giuliano Bonazzi
    Nov. 17 Giuliano Bonazzi
  • Francis L. Sullivan
    Nov. 19 Francis L. Sullivan

    English-american actor (b. 1903).

  • Achille Baquet
    Nov. 20 Achille Baquet
  • Robert Rössle
    Nov. 21 Robert Rössle
  • Theodore Kosloff
    Nov. 22 Theodore Kosloff

    Russian-american actor, ballet dancer, and choreographer (b. 1882).

  • Guido Cantelli
    Nov. 24 Guido Cantelli

    Renowned Italian orchestral conductor whose promising career at La Scala Milan was tragically cut short by a fatal airplane crash in Paris...

  • Alexander Dovzhenko
    Nov. 25 Alexander Dovzhenko

    Ukrainian-russian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894).

  • Tommy Dorsey
    Nov. 26 Tommy Dorsey

    Tommy Dorsey was a renowned American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the Big Band era. He was known for his smooth trombone playing and led one of the most popular swing bands in the 1930s and 1940s. [bio]

  • Viggo Wiehe
    Nov. 30 Viggo Wiehe