Historical Events In 1956

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   Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1956 uSSR performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests)   

Aug 30   White mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory in the year 1956.   

Sep 02   Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India) in the year 1956.   

Sep 02   In the year 1956 washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service   

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   On this day in history charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84   

Sep 08   Gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-4.), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 &stays #1 for 31 weeks on this day in history.   

Sep 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 13   In the year 1956 dike around Dutch polder Eastern Flevoland closes   

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

Sep 14   First prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   In the year 1956 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   1st intl conference of black writers & artists meets (Sorbonne) in the year 1956.   

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   On this day in history 1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland)   

Sep 25   In the year 1956 1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation (Scot-Canada)   

Sep 25   On this day in history 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   On this day in history gerald Raphael Finzi, composer, dies at 55   

Oct 01   On this day in history stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36   

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Jan 02   Lynda Barry, American cartoonist was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 03   Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon) was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 03   Willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 04   In the year 1956 birth of ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger)   

Jan 04   Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) was born in the year 1956.   

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 in the year 1956.   

Jan 03   In the year 1956 alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91   

Jan 04   Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1956.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)