Page 2: Historical Events In 1956

Jan 23   Montreal Canadiens hockey player Jean Beliveau appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine in the year 1956.   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1956 96.5 cm (38.0") of rainfall, Kilauea Plantation, HI (state record)   

Jan 26   7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1956 buddy Holly's first formal recording session   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1956 erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies   

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

Jan 28   On this day in history elvis Presley's first TV appearance (Dorsey Brothers Stage Show)   

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

Jan 29   H[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75 in the year 1956.   

Jan 30   Elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes" in the year 1956.   

Jan 30   In the year 1956 gerrit Mannoury, mathematician/philosopher, dies at 88   

Jan 30   Martin Luther King Jr's home bombed on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history french government of Mollet forms   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1956 juscelino Kubitschek becomes President of Brazil   

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

Feb 02   Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1956 coasters sign with Atlantic Records   

Feb 03   On this day in history autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot   

Feb 03   In the year 1956 toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events   

Feb 04   AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training in the year 1956.   

Feb 04   Leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56 in the year 1956.   

Feb 05   On this day in history 7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   New York Mayor Robert Wagner &Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30 million on this day in history.   

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   University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) in the year 1956.   

Feb 07   In the year 1956 autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled   

Feb 07   Autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled in the year 1956.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver   

Jan 04   Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) was born in the year 1956.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef   

Jan 03   Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1956 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   In the year 1956 john Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70   

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)