Page 2: Historical Events In 1956

Jan 23   In the year 1956 montreal Canadiens hockey player Jean Beliveau appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine   

Jan 24   96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record) on this day in history.   

Jan 25   96.5 cm (38.0") of rainfall, Kilauea Plantation, HI (state record) on this day in history.   

Jan 26   7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy in the year 1956.   

Jan 26   On this day in history buddy Holly's first formal recording session   

Jan 26   On this day in history porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR   

Jan 27   Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies in the year 1956.   

Jan 27   NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium in the year 1956.   

Jan 28   Elvis Presley's first TV appearance (Dorsey Brothers Stage Show) in the year 1956.   

Jan 29   In the year 1956 f Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich   

Jan 29   H[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1956 elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"   

Jan 30   Gerrit Mannoury, mathematician/philosopher, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history martin Luther King Jr's home bombed   

Jan 31   French government of Mollet forms on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1956 french govt of Mollet forms   

Jan 31   Juscelino Kubitschek becomes President of Brazil in the year 1956.   

Feb 01   Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1956 charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86   

Feb 02   On this day in history coasters sign with Atlantic Records   

Feb 03   Autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot in the year 1956.   

Feb 03   On this day in history toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events   

Feb 04   In the year 1956 aL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training   

Feb 04   In the year 1956 leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56   

Feb 05   7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy in the year 1956.   

Feb 05   7th Winter Olympics games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy in the year 1956.   

Feb 05   Louise Suggs win LPGA Havana Golf Open in the year 1956.   

Feb 05   New York Mayor Robert Wagner &Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30 million in the year 1956.   

Feb 05   Savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1956 chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing   

Feb 06   On this day in history french premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers   

Feb 06   In the year 1956 university of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black)   

Feb 07   Autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled in the year 1956.   

Feb 07   In the year 1956 autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lynda Barry, American cartoonist   

Jan 03   Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon) was born on this day in history.   

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   Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of nels Cline, American guitarist and composer   

Jan 05   Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef was born in the year 1956.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

Jan 05   On this day in history jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84   

Jan 08   In the year 1956 death of jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928)   

Jan 10   On this day in history henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52   

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