Page 16: Historical Events In 1956

Dec 17   Eddie Acuff, actor (Guns of Pecos), dies at 48.   

Dec 18   "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV.   

Dec 18   Japan admitted to UN   

Dec 20   Military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra   

Dec 21   Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79   

Dec 22   "New Faces of 1956" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 221 perfs   

Dec 24   "I Love Lucy" Christmas show airs, never put in syndication   

Dec 25   Robert Walser, writer, dies at 78.   

Dec 26   Holmes Herbert, actor (The Kiss), dies at 74.   

Dec 27   45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0)   

Dec 28   Miss Frances [Horwich], last Ding Dong School on NBC-TV   

Dec 28   Roelof Kranenburg, Dutch social democratic party-chairman, dies at 76.   

Dec 29   Martin Albertz, German theologist (Jesus Christ's Church), dies at 73   

Dec 30   NY Giants beat Chicago Bears 47-7 in NFL championship game   

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Jan 02   Lynda barry: American cartoonist   

Jan 03   Mel gibson: Peekskill ny, actor (mad max, mrs soffel, lethal weapon)   

Jan 03   Willy t. ribbs: American race car driver   

Jan 04   Ann magnuson: Charleston wv, actress (anything but love, hunger)   

Jan 04   Barney sumner: Rock guitarist/vocalist (new order-blue monday)   

Jan 04   Bernard albrecht: English pop guitarist (joy division)   

Jan 04   Nels cline: American guitarist and composer   

Jan 05   Chen kenichi: Japanese-born chef   

Jan 03   Alexander tikhonovich gretshaninov: Russian/us composer,   

Jan 04   Alexandr tikhonovich grechaninov: Composer,    

Jan 05   Jeanne f bourgeois: French head mistress (moulin rouge),    

Jan 08   Jim elliot: American christian missionary (b. 1928)   

Jan 10   Henricus p bremmer: Dutch art historian (beeldende kunst),   

Jan 12   John raedecker: Dutch sculptor (ww ii monument amsterdam),   

Jan 14   Siegfried f nadel: Aust/brit anthropologist (nuba),    

Jan 21   Sam langford: Canadian boxer (b. 1883)