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

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

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

Jan 26   Porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR in the year 1956.  

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   On this day in history f Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich  

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

Jan 30   On this day in history elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"  

Jan 30   In the year 1956 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 in the year 1956.  

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   Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking in the year 1956.  

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

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

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

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

Feb 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player, dies at 74  

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

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

Feb 06   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)  

Jan 03   In the year 1956 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   Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) was born in the year 1956.  

Jan 04   Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1956.  

Jan 04   Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1956.  

Jan 05   Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84 in the year 1956.  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1956.  

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)