Page 2: Historical Events In 1956

Jan 23   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)   

Jan 25   96.5 cm (38.0") of rainfall, Kilauea Plantation, HI (state record)   

Jan 26   7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy   

Jan 26   Buddy Holly's inaugural formal recording session   

Jan 26   Porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR.   

Jan 27   Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies.   

Jan 27   NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium   

Jan 28   Elvis Presley's inaugural TV appearance (Dorsey Brothers Stage Show).   

Jan 29   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.   

Jan 30   Elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"   

Jan 30   Gerrit Mannoury, mathematician/philosopher, dies at 88.   

Jan 30   Martin Luther King Jr's home bombed.   

Jan 31   French government of Mollet forms.   

Jan 31   French govt of Mollet forms.   

Jan 31   Juscelino Kubitschek is recorded as becoming President of Brazil   

Feb 01   Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking.   

Feb 02   Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86   

Feb 02   Coasters sign with Atlantic Records   

Feb 03   Autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot.   

Feb 03   Toni Sailor is recorded as becoming inaugural Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events   

Feb 04   AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training   

Feb 04   Leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56   

Feb 05   7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy   

Feb 05   7th Winter Olympics games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.   

Feb 05   Louise Suggs win LPGA Havana Golf Open.   

Feb 05   New York Mayor Robert Wagner and 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.   

Feb 06   Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing   

Feb 06   French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers   

Feb 06   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.   

Feb 07   Autherine Lucy, inaugural black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled   

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Jan 02   Lynda barry: American cartoonist   

Jan 03   Mel gibson: Peekskill ny, actor (mad max, mrs soffel, lethal weapon)   

Jan 03   Willy t. ribbs: American race car driver   

Jan 04   Ann magnuson: Charleston wv, actress (anything but love, hunger)   

Jan 04   Barney sumner: Rock guitarist/vocalist (new order-blue monday)   

Jan 04   Bernard albrecht: English pop guitarist (joy division)   

Jan 04   Nels cline: American guitarist and composer   

Jan 05   Chen kenichi: Japanese-born chef   

Jan 03   Alexander tikhonovich gretshaninov: Russian/us composer,    

Jan 04   Alexandr tikhonovich grechaninov: Composer,    

Jan 05   Jeanne f bourgeois: French head mistress (moulin rouge),   

Jan 08   Jim elliot: American christian missionary (b. 1928)   

Jan 10   Henricus p bremmer: Dutch art historian (beeldende kunst),    

Jan 12   John raedecker: Dutch sculptor (ww ii monument amsterdam),   

Jan 14   Siegfried f nadel: Aust/brit anthropologist (nuba),    

Jan 21   Sam langford: Canadian boxer (b. 1883)