Historical Events In 1956

Jan 23   Montreal Canadiens hockey player Jean Beliveau appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine on this day in history.  

Jan 24   96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record) in the year 1956.  

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

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

Jan 26   Buddy Holly's first formal recording session in the year 1956.  

Jan 26   Porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 27   On this day in history nFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium  

Jan 28   In the year 1956 elvis Presley's first TV appearance (Dorsey Brothers Stage Show)  

Jan 29   F Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich on this day in history.  

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

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

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   French govt of Mollet forms on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Juscelino Kubitschek becomes President of Brazil on this day in history.  

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   Toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events on this day in history.  

Feb 04   AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Feb 05   In the year 1956 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 in the year 1956.  

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

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

Feb 06   Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing on this day in history.  

Feb 06   French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers in the year 1956.  

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

Feb 07   On this day in history autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled  

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

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Jan 02   Lynda Barry, American cartoonist was born in the year 1956.  

Jan 03   In the year 1956 birth of mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)  

Jan 03   Willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1956 alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91  

Jan 05   Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   Henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70 in the year 1956.  

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)