Page 12: Historical Events In 1956
Monday, 30 June 2025
Aug 28 On this day in history england retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series
Aug 29 French govt routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis on this day in history.
Aug 30 In the year 1956 jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70
Aug 30 In the year 1956 uSSR performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests)
Aug 30 White mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas in the year 1956.
Sep 01 In the year 1956 indian state of Tripura becomes a territory
Sep 02 In the year 1956 collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India)
Sep 02 Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service on this day in history.
Sep 05 In the year 1956 20 die in a train crash in Springer NM
Sep 06 Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1956.
Sep 07 On this day in history bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+
Sep 07 Charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84 in the year 1956.
Sep 08 On this day in history gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-4.), dies at 84
Sep 08 On this day in history harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 &stays #1 for 31 weeks
Sep 09 Elvis Presley appears on the Ed Sullivan Show, drawing a TV audience estimated at over 50 million in the year 1956.
Sep 10 In the year 1956 great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia
Sep 10 In the year 1956 louisville Ky public schools integrate
Sep 13 Dike around Dutch polder Eastern Flevoland closes in the year 1956.
Sep 14 In the year 1956 1st prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC
Sep 14 First prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC on this day in history.
Sep 15 Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1956.
Sep 16 In the year 1956 marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open
Sep 17 In the year 1956 mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42
Sep 19 In the year 1956 1st intl conference of black writers & artists meets (Sorbonne)
Sep 21 Anastasio Somoza, Nicaraguan dictator, assassinated by Roliberto Lopez on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Sep 23 In the year 1956 earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75
Sep 24 1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland) in the year 1956.
Sep 25 In the year 1956 1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation (Scot-Canada)
Sep 25 In the year 1956 first transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation
Sep 26 Linda Hamilton, actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator) born in the year 1956.
Sep 26 Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78 on this day in history.
Sep 27 In the year 1956 gerald Raphael Finzi, composer, dies at 55
Oct 01 In the year 1956 stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36
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