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   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   In the year 1956 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   In the year 1956 porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR   

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

Jan 27   NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1956 elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"   

Jan 30   Gerrit Mannoury, mathematician/philosopher, dies at 88 in the year 1956.   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1956 french government of Mollet forms   

Jan 31   In the year 1956 french govt of Mollet forms   

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 in the year 1956.   

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

Feb 02   Coasters sign with Atlantic Records on this day in history.   

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

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

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   7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on this day in history.   

Feb 05   7th Winter Olympics games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Louise Suggs win LPGA Havana Golf Open on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1956 savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player, dies at 74   

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

Feb 06   In the year 1956 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   Autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history 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   Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon) was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 03   In the year 1956 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   In the year 1956 birth of bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division)   

Jan 04   In the year 1956 birth of nels Cline, American guitarist and composer   

Jan 05   In the year 1956 birth of chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1956 jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928)   

Jan 10   Henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84 in the year 1956.   

Jan 12   In the year 1956 john Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70   

Jan 14   Siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)