Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1956

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

• June 2 Jean Hersholt

  Actress (emma grand hotel, greed), is killed at 69

• June 4 Katherine MacDonald

  American actress and producer (d. 1956).

• June 4 Max Kowalski

  Composer dies at 73

• June 6 Margaret Wycherly

  Actress (claudia) dies at 74

• June 7 John Willcock

  Australian politician, 15th premier of western australia (b. 1879)

• June 7 Julien Benda

  French philosopher / writer (la trahison des clercs)

• June 8 Marie Laurencin

  French painter and sculptor (b. 1883)

• June 9 Hans Bergsland

  Norwegian fencer (b. 1878)

• June 9 Ferdinand Jodl

  German general (b. 1896)

• June 9 Chandrashekhar Agashe

  Indian industrialist and lawyer (b. 1888)

• June 9 Thomas Hicks

  Australian tennis player (b. 1869)

• June 11 Corrado Alvaro

  Italian writer (poesie grigio-verdi), dies at 61

• June 11 Ralph Morgan

  Actor (creeper. imposter. jack london), died at 73

• June 17 Paul Rostock

  German academic and surgeon (d. 1956).

• June 17 Percival Perry

  1st baron perry english businessman (d. 1956).

• June 19 Thomas Watson

  Pioneering computer scientist and IBM executive who played a key role in the development of the personal computer.

• June 19 Lulu [Luise] Strauss und Torney

  German poet / writer dies at 82

• June 22 Walter de la Mare

  British poet and writer of supernatural fiction, notable for 'The Listeners'.

• June 23 Reinhold Glière

  Russian composer and academic (d. 1956).

• June 25 Ernest J King

  At 77, us fleet admiral/chief of naval operations dies

• June 26 Clifford Brown

  Legendary jazz trumpeter who revolutionized bebop and hard bop styles, known for his extraordinary musical talent and tragically short career before his death at 25.

• June 26 Richie Powell

  American pianist (b. 1931)

• June 29 Johan[nes F] Bakker Jr

  Actor dies at 62

• June 30 Thorleif Lund

  Norwegian-danish actor (d. 1956)