Page 12: Historical Events In 1956

Aug 28   England retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series in the year 1956.   

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   USSR performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   White mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas in the year 1956.   

Sep 01   Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1956 collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India)   

Sep 02   On this day in history washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service   

Sep 05   20 die in a train crash in Springer NM on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84   

Sep 07   In the year 1956 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   Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 &stays #1 for 31 weeks in the year 1956.   

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

Sep 10   On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia   

Sep 10   Louisville Ky public schools integrate in the year 1956.   

Sep 13   On this day in history dike around Dutch polder Eastern Flevoland closes   

Sep 14   1st prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC in the year 1956.   

Sep 14   In the year 1956 first prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC   

Sep 15   Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1956.   

Sep 16   On this day in history marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open   

Sep 17   Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Sep 19   On this day in history 1st intl conference of black writers & artists meets (Sorbonne)   

Sep 21   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75 in the year 1956.   

Sep 24   1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland) in the year 1956.   

Sep 25   1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation (Scot-Canada) on this day in history.   

Sep 25   First transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1956 linda Hamilton, actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator) born   

Sep 26   Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Gerald Raphael Finzi, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1956.   

Oct 01   In the year 1956 stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36   

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Jan 02   In the year 1956 birth of lynda Barry, American cartoonist   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)   

Jan 03   In the year 1956 birth of willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver   

Jan 04   Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday)   

Jan 04   In the year 1956 birth of bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division)   

Jan 04   In the year 1956 birth of nels Cline, American guitarist and composer   

Jan 05   Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1956 alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

Jan 05   In the year 1956 jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84   

Jan 08   Jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52 in the year 1956.   

Jan 21   In the year 1956 death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)