Historical Events In 1956
Monday, 28 September 2020
Apr 29 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open in the year 1956.
Apr 29 On this day in history nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer, dies at 75
Apr 30 Alben W Barkley, (VP-D-1949-53), dies at 78 on this day in history.
May 02 On this day in history uS Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus
May 02 US Methodist church disallows race separation in the year 1956.
May 03 On this day in history a new range of mountains discovered in Antarctica (2 over 13,000')
May 04 Queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam in the year 1956.
May 04 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak on this day in history.
May 05 Charles R Gallas, lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88 in the year 1956.
May 05 On this day in history the first runner to break the four-minute mile within the United States was Jim Bailey and he was clocked at a speedy 3 58.6 in Los Angeles, CA.
May 05 In the year 1956 the first runner to break the four-minute mile within the United States was Jim Bailey and he was clocked at a speedy 3:58.6 in Los Angeles, CA.
May 05 In the year 1956 world championships of judo are first held, in Tokyo
May 06 On this day in history gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header
May 07 In the year 1956 battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300
May 07 On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
May 10 French Government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria in the year 1956.
May 11 On this day in history pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV
May 11 In the year 1956 walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79
May 12 East Pakistan struck by cyclone & tidal waves on this day in history.
May 12 Hendrik P Marchant, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87 in the year 1956.
May 13 On this day in history aleksandr A Fadejev, Russ author (Young Guard), commits suicide at 54
May 14 2 RAR attacks communist terrorists near Sungei Siput, Malaya on this day in history.
May 15 On this day in history in Orleans Ontario, a Royal Canadian Air Force plane crashes into the Grey Nuns' Home for the Aged in Orleans, killing 15 people, including 11 nuns.
May 16 Egypt recognizes People's Republic of China in the year 1956.
May 16 On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear Test at Monte Bello Is Australia
May 18 Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy in the year 1956.
May 18 Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy on this day in history.
May 18 Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies on this day in history.
May 18 In the year 1956 queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam
May 19 In the year 1956 82nd Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Fabius wins in 1:58.4
May 20 Andre Eugene Maurice Charlot, actor (Summer Storm), dies in the year 1956.
May 20 On this day in history atomic fusion (thermonuclear) bomb dropped from plane-Bikini Atoll
May 20 Jordan government of Samir resigns on this day in history.
May 21 Jordan government of Said el-Mufti forms in the year 1956.
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