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Famous People Who Died in 1256

  • Jan 28 William II, Count of Holland and Zeeland (1234-56), and King of Germany (1248-56), dies in battle against the Frisians at 28
  • Jun 13 Tankei, Japanese sculptor (b. 1173)
  • Sep 1 Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218)
  • Oct 14 Kujō Yoritsugu, 5th shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, dies at 16