Discover what happened on 31 October 1956 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Francis Simon (German-British chemist)
- Edmund Aloysius Walsh (American Jesuit and founder of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (1885–1956))
- Melchior Schwoon
- Rudolph Stickelmann (German photographer (1870–1956))
- Edmond de Valériola (Belgian sculptor (1877–1956))
- Carlos A. Romero Ramírez (Peruvian historian)
- John Leighton (American baseball player)
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- Yukimitsu Mimurodo (Japanese teacher)
- Edwin Earle Honey (American plant pathologist (1891-1956))
- Mary McCartney (mother of Paul McCartney and Mike McGear (1909-1956))
- Ludwig Eberle (German painter)
- Sit Kok-sin (Cantonese opera actor)
- Ottavio Cabiati (Italian architect and urban planner (1889-1956))
- Horace William Finlinson (English rugby union player (1871-1956))
- Zelia N. Breaux (American music instructor and musician who played the trumpet, violin and piano)
- Ludwik Julian Spiess
- August Meier-Böke
- Taneo Maeda
- Cesare Boccoleri
- Ernst Rüst (Swiss chemist, film scientist, lecturer in photography and cinematography, head of the Photographic Institute at ETH Zurich)
- George Louis Downall Gibbs ((1882-1956))
- Archibald Herbert d’Esterre Forbes ((1889-1956))
- Phraya Methathipbodi (Thai nobleman)
- Johan Berck (Royal Dutch navy officer (1897-1956))
- Charles E. Broughton
- Pieter Vriend (Righteous Among the Nations)
- Emilie Augustine Hallier
- Williamina Abel (UK woman doctor)