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

Jan 26   On this day in history buddy Holly's first formal recording session   

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

Jan 27   Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies in the year 1956.   

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

Jan 28   On this day in history 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   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" on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1956.   

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

Feb 02   On this day in history charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers on this day in history.   

Feb 06   University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   Autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lynda Barry, American cartoonist   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)   

Jan 03   Willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver was born in the year 1956.   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91   

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   On this day in history 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   Sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883) died in the year 1956.