Page 2: Historical Events In 1956

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

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

Jan 27   On this day in history erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies   

Jan 27   In the year 1956 nFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium   

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   In the year 1956 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   On this day in history gerrit Mannoury, mathematician/philosopher, dies at 88   

Jan 30   In the year 1956 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 in the year 1956.   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking   

Feb 02   Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86 in the year 1956.   

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

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

Feb 03   Toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1956 louise Suggs win LPGA Havana Golf Open   

Feb 05   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1956 autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled   

Feb 07   On this day in history autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled   

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Jan 02   In the year 1956 birth of lynda Barry, American cartoonist   

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928) died in the year 1956.   

Jan 10   In the year 1956 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   In the year 1956 siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52   

Jan 21   Sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883) died in the year 1956.