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Page 15: Historical Events In 1956

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Nov 13   On this day in history supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 14   On this day in history hungarian revolt put down  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 15   On this day in history "Li'l Abner" opens at St James Theater NYC for 693 performances  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 17   In the year 1956 syracuse fullback Jim Brown, scores NCAA record of 43 pts (vs Colgate)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 18   In the year 1956 morocco gains independence  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 19   Francis L Sullivan, actor (Joan of Arc, Winslow Boy), dies at 53 in the year 1956.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 21   In the year 1956 don Newcombe, wins NL MVP & 1st-ever Cy Young Award  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 22   In the year 1956 16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 22   On this day in history vincent (Moro-)Giafferi, French criminal (Caillaux/Landru), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 23   Jeanne Cappe, Belgian author (Tres Grand Cardinal), dies at about 61 in the year 1956.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 24   On this day in history "Pajama Game" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1063 performances  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 26   "The Price Is Right" debuts on NBC on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 26   Tommy Dorsey, big bandleader, dies at 51 in the year 1956.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 27   In the year 1956 f Goodrich & A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 28   In the year 1956 photography begins on "... & God Created Women"  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 29   "Bells Are Ringing" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 925 performances on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 30   On this day in history 1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards & the News)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 02   In the year 1956 fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 03   On this day in history england & France pull troops out of Egypt  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 03   On this day in history wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 04   In the year 1956 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 04   On this day in history paul Hornung wins the Heisman Trophy  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 05   On this day in history thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," premieres in NYC  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 06   In the year 1956 "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 06   Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa in the year 1956.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 07   In the year 1956 helen O'Connell joins the Today Show panel  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 07   In the year 1956 helen O'Connell joins Today Show panel  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 08   16th Olympic games close at Melbourne, Australia in the year 1956.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 08   On this day in history edgar Leslie Bainton, composer, dies at 76  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 09   On this day in history hans Barth, composer, dies at 59  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 11   In the year 1956 anti-Russian demonstrates in Stettin & Wroclaw Poland  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 12   In the year 1956 commencement of the Irish Republican Army's Border Campaign.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 12   In the year 1956 lorenzo Perosi, composer, dies at 83  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 13   On this day in history dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield & $35,000 Robinson retires  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lynda Barry, American cartoonist  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 03   In the year 1956 birth of mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) was born in the year 1956.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of nels Cline, American guitarist and composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   In the year 1956 birth of chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In 1956

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 03   Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   On this day in history jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 08   Jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 10   Henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 12   John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70 in the year 1956.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 14   In the year 1956 siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 21   On this day in history death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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