Page 5: Historical Events In 1956

Mar 17   In the year 1956 8th Emmy Awards Ed Sullivan Show, Phil Silvers Show and Lucy Ball   

Mar 17   On this day in history 8th Emmy Awards: Ed Sullivan Show, Phil Silvers Show and Lucy Ball   

Mar 17   On this day in history fred Allen, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show), dies at 61   

Mar 18   In the year 1956 friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Hilde-Gudrun), dies at 85   

Mar 19   Biggest NBA margin of victory on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Biggest NBA margin of victory Minnesota Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75 in the year 1956.   

Mar 19   On this day in history biggest NBA margin of victory: Minnesota Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75   

Mar 20   In the year 1956 156-day strike against Westinghouse ends   

Mar 20   Mount Bezymianny on Kamchatka Peninsula (USSR) explodes in the year 1956.   

Mar 20   On this day in history tunisia gains independence from France   

Mar 20   Union workers ended a 156-day strike at Westinghouse Electric Corp on this day in history.   

Mar 20   USSR performs nuclear test on this day in history.   

Mar 21   28th Academy Awards on this day in history.   

Mar 22   In the year 1956 "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 383 performances   

Mar 22   George A L Sarton, Belgian/US historian, dies at 71 in the year 1956.   

Mar 23   In the year 1956 pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (National Day)   

Mar 23   Sudan becomes independent on this day in history.   

Mar 25   In the year 1956 george Luther Foote, composer, dies at 70   

Mar 26   On this day in history medic Alert Foundation forms   

Mar 26   Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One in the year 1956.   

Mar 26   Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 84 in the year 1956.   

Mar 27   French commandos land in Algeria on this day in history.   

Mar 27   In the year 1956 uS seizes US communist newspaper "Daily Worker"   

Mar 28   In the year 1956 arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, vocalist, dies of a heart attack   

Mar 30   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test   

Apr 02   On this day in history albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82   

Apr 02   Peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff & Juliet," premieres in Manchester on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history soap operas "As the World Turns" &"Edge of Night" premieres on TV   

Apr 03   "Silk Stockings" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 461 performances in the year 1956.   

Apr 03   On this day in history bulgarian vice premier Traitsjo Kostov rehabilitated   

Apr 03   In the year 1956 german war criminals Hinrichsen/Rhl/Siebens/Viebahn are freed   

Apr 03   In the year 1956 t Kostov, Bulgarian vice-premier, executed   

Apr 04   On this day in history enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden", premieres in London   

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

Jan 03   Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1956 birth of barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division)   

Jan 04   Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer was born on this day in history.   

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 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   On this day in history henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84   

Jan 12   In the year 1956 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   On this day in history death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)