Page 12: Historical Events In 1956

Sep 10   Louisville Ky public schools integrate.   

Sep 13   Dike around Dutch polder Eastern Flevoland closes   

Sep 14   1st prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC.   

Sep 14   inaugural prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC   

Sep 15   Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82.   

Sep 16   In this year, Marlene Bauer claims LPGA Clock Golf Open.   

Sep 17   Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42   

Sep 19   1st intl conference of black writers and artists meets (Sorbonne).   

Sep 21   Anastasio Somoza, Nicaraguan dictator, assassinated by Roliberto Lopez   

Sep 21   Yanks set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway   

Sep 23   Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75.   

Sep 24   1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland).   

Sep 25   1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation (Scot-Canada)   

Sep 25   inaugural transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation   

Sep 26   Linda Hamilton, actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator) born   

Sep 26   Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78   

Sep 27   Gerald Raphael Finzi, composer, dies at 55   

Oct 01   Stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36   

Oct 02   George Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74   

Oct 02   inaugural atomic power clock exhibited-NYC   

Oct 05   Joseph Erlanger, US doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944), dies.   

Oct 05   Yogi Berra is recorded as becoming 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam   

Oct 05   Yogi Berra is recorded as becoming the 4th Yank to hit a World Series Grand Slam (World Series #53).   

Oct 06   Dmitri Shostakovitch's 6th Iron quartet premieres in Leningrad.   

Oct 06   Walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42.   

Oct 08   Dirk Koster, literary (New noises), dies at 69.   

Oct 08   Don Larsen, NY, pitches only perfect World Series game, vs Brooklyn   

Oct 10   Fazal Mahmood takes 13-114 for match v Aus, Karachi.   

Oct 11   1st Pakistan v Australia Test 95 runs scored on 1st day   

Oct 12   Marga Klompe is recorded as becoming 1st Dutch women elected minister   

Oct 13   WAGM TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins.   

Oct 14   Charles Ives' overture "Robert Browning," premieres in NYC.   

Oct 15   Pyotr Bolotnikov runs world record 10k (28:42.8)   

Oct 15   William J Brennan Jr appointed to the Supreme Court   

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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)