Page 11: Historical Events In 1956

Aug 15   Constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83.   

Aug 16   Adlai E Stevenson nominated as Democratic presidential candidate.   

Aug 16   Bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73   

Aug 18   Cin Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 HRs in a 9 inning game   

Aug 19   In this year, Fay Crocker claims LPGA St Louis Golf Open   

Aug 20   Republicans convene at Cow Palace.   

Aug 21   WTVW TV channel 7 in Evansville, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting.   

Aug 22   Elvis Presley begins filming "The Reno Brothers" (Love Me Tender)   

Aug 22   Pres Eisenhower and VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF.   

Aug 23   ... Kennedy, daughter of future Pres Kennedy, dies same day.   

Aug 23   Soviet Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the U.S. during a performance in New York City   

Aug 23   The inaugural non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight begins   

Aug 24   1st non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight arrived Wash DC   

Aug 24   The inaugural non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight arrived Wash DC.   

Aug 25   Alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies.   

Aug 25   To make room for Enos Slaughter, NY Yanks release Phil Rizzuto   

Aug 26   KREY TV channel 10 in Montrose, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting.   

Aug 27   Curt Robert of Columbus (Intl League) hits 4 HRs in 7 inning game   

Aug 28   England retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series.   

Aug 29   French govt routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis   

Aug 30   Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70   

Aug 30   USSR performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests).   

Aug 30   White mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas.   

Sep 01   Indian state of Tripura is recorded as becoming a territory.   

Sep 02   Collapse of a RR bridge under a train results in the deaths of 120 (India)   

Sep 02   Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service.   

Sep 05   20 die in a train crash in Springer NM   

Sep 06   Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84   

Sep 07   Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126000'+   

Sep 07   Charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84.   

Sep 08   Gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-4.), dies at 84   

Sep 08   Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks   

Sep 09   Elvis Presley appears on the Ed Sullivan Show, drawing a TV audience estimated at over 50 million   

Sep 10   Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia   

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Jan 02   Lynda barry: American cartoonist   

Jan 03   Mel gibson: Peekskill ny, actor (mad max, mrs soffel, lethal weapon)   

Jan 03   Willy t. ribbs: American race car driver   

Jan 04   Ann magnuson: Charleston wv, actress (anything but love, hunger)   

Jan 04   Barney sumner: Rock guitarist/vocalist (new order-blue monday)   

Jan 04   Bernard albrecht: English pop guitarist (joy division)   

Jan 04   Nels cline: American guitarist and composer   

Jan 05   Chen kenichi: Japanese-born chef   

Jan 03   Alexander tikhonovich gretshaninov: Russian/us composer,    

Jan 04   Alexandr tikhonovich grechaninov: Composer,   

Jan 05   Jeanne f bourgeois: French head mistress (moulin rouge),    

Jan 08   Jim elliot: American christian missionary (b. 1928)   

Jan 10   Henricus p bremmer: Dutch art historian (beeldende kunst),    

Jan 12   John raedecker: Dutch sculptor (ww ii monument amsterdam),    

Jan 14   Siegfried f nadel: Aust/brit anthropologist (nuba),    

Jan 21   Sam langford: Canadian boxer (b. 1883)