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Events on Sunday 20 May 1956 1
1872 – 1956Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)Died 20 May 1956, aged 83English essayist, caricaturist, and parodist known for his wit and the novel Zuleika Dobson. He spent much of his later life in Rapallo, Italy, and was knighted shortly before his death. He died in Rapallo at age 83.