Page 12: 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 in the year 1956.   

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

Sep 02   Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service on this day in history.   

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

Sep 06   In the year 1956 felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 08   In the year 1956 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   On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia   

Sep 10   In the year 1956 louisville Ky public schools integrate   

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

Sep 14   On this day in history 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   Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open in the year 1956.   

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) on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Anastasio Somoza, Nicaraguan dictator, assassinated by Roliberto Lopez in the year 1956.   

Sep 21   On this day in history 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   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   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   On this day in history linda Hamilton, actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator) born   

Sep 26   Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78 in the year 1956.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1956 birth of barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday)   

Jan 04   Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 04   Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 05   In the year 1956 birth of chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef   

Jan 03   Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 in the year 1956.   

Jan 04   Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84   

Jan 12   On this day in history john Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70   

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

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