* Austin Osman Spare ( 1886 – 1956 ), English artist and magician

* 1956 – Sebastian Spreng, Argentinean artist and journalist

* 1956 – Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and administrator

* 1956 – Andy García, Cuban actor

* 1956 – Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer

* 1956 – Former Vice President and Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.

* 1956 – Lars von Trier, Danish director

* 1956 – After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.

* 1956 – Stepfanie Kramer, American actress

* 1878 – Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author ( d. 1956 )

* 1956 – Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author

* 1956 – Jim Neidhart, American wrestler

* 1956 – Isabel Pantoja, Spanish singer

* 2003 – Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer ( b. 1956 )

* 1956 – Tom Leykis, American radio host

* 1956 – Kirk Brandon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny and Dead Men Walking )

* 1956 – Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer

* 1956 –, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas.

Prominent leaders include co-founders Lucien Febvre ( 1878 – 1956 ) and Marc Bloch ( 1886 – 1944 ).

* 1867 – Emil Nolde, German painter ( d. 1956 )

* 1956 – Chris Foreman, English guitarist and songwriter ( Madness )

* 1956 – David Grant, English singer ( Linx )

* 1956 – Branscombe Richmond, American actor

* 1956 – Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress

He also wrote or co-wrote songs for other artists such as " Calypso Rock " for Dave Day and The Red Coats on Kapp in 1956, " A. B. C.

* 1956 – Dave Dravecky, American baseball player

* 1956 – Dave Wakeling, English musician ( The ( English ) Beat and General Public )

A few of the many Carolina League players who have gone on to star in the Major Leagues are: Johnny Bench ( Peninsula, 1966 ), Wade Boggs ( Winston-Salem, 1977 ), Barry Bonds ( Prince William, 1985 ), Rod Carew ( Wilson, 1966 ), Dock Ellis ( Kinston, 1965 ), Dwight Evans ( Winston-Salem, 1971 ), Dwight Gooden ( Lynchburg, 1983 ), Andruw Jones ( Durham, 1996 ), Chipper Jones ( Durham, 1992 ), Willie McCovey ( Danville, 1956 ), Joe Morgan ( Durham, 1963 ), Dave Parker ( Salem, 1972 ), Tony Pérez ( Rocky Mount, 1962 ), Andy Pettitte ( Prince William, 1993 ), Jorge Posada ( Prince William, 1993 ), Darryl Strawberry ( Lynchburg, 1981 ), Bernie Williams ( Prince William, 1988 ), and Carl Yastrzemski ( Raleigh, 1959 ).

Former Louisiana Agriculture Commissoner Dave L. Pearce ( 1952 – 1956 ; 1960 – 1976 ) attended the former elementary school in Pioneer.

* Dave Wyndorf ( born 1956 ), songwriter, guitarist, singer and Monster Magnet bandleader.

— by " Irving Vermyn " Capp, Bob Lubbers & Dave Lambert ( 1956 ) General Music Publishing Co.

* Dave Vanian ( born 1956 )( real name David Letts ), the lead singer of The Damned, was born and lived in Chaulden.

* Gerry Mulligan Quartet at Storyville ( Bill Crow & Dave Bailey, Pacific Jazz, 1956 )

* Dave Jones ( footballer born 1956 ), English footballer and manager

* Dave Murray ( musician ) ( born 1956 ), Iron Maiden guitarist

Concerns about corruption and the influence of organized crime in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters under the leadership of Dave Beck led Meany to begin an anti-corruption drive in 1956.

( 1956 ) as David G. " Dave " Stannard

* Dave Sim ( born 1956 ), Canadian comic book author

* Dave Patterson ( born 1956 ), baseball player

Pearl Carr had been lead singer with The Keynotes, who had two British hits in 1956 with Dave King: " Memories Are Made of This " (# 5 ) and " You Can't Be True To Two " (# 11 ).

* Dave MacKenzie ( soccer ) ( born 1956 ), retired Scottish-Canadian soccer defender

David Ronald " Dave " Jones ( born 17 August 1956 ) is an English footballer who is the current manager of Sheffield Wednesday.

Kyle chaired the 1956 14th World Science Fiction Convention ( NyCon II ), inspiring the fan catchphrase, " Dave Kyle says you can't sit here.

Dave Hereora ( born 9 August 1956 ) is a New Zealand politician.

* Dave Newman ( Canadian football ) ( born 1956 ), former Canadian Football League wide receiver

Vicki Young recorded a different song with the same title, "( I'm ) All Shook Up ", on Capitol Records with Big Dave and His Orchestra, written by Bill Bellman and Hal Blaine in 1956.

In 1956, he finished runner-up for the Magarey Medal to Dave Boyd.

Dave Grossman ( born on 23 August 1956 in Frankfurt, Germany ) is an American author who has specialized in the study of the psychology of killing, which has been termed ' killology '.