Page 6: Historical Events In 1956

Apr 05   In Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna win the general elections in a landslide and S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike is sworn in as the Prime Minister   

Apr 07   10th NBA Championship: Ph Warriors beat Ft Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1.   

Apr 07   Arthur Hailey had a script accepted and presented just 20 days after it was submitted to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The drama, " Flight into Danger" had an unprecedented audience response. A number of years later, Arthur Hailey also wrote the best-selling novel, " Airport " which was then adapted for the popular movie by the same title   

Apr 07   Spain relinquishes her protectorate in Morocco   

Apr 08   20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Jr claims, shooting a 289.   

Apr 10   Bozidar Sirola, composer, dies at 66.   

Apr 11   French govt decides to sends 200000 reservists to Algeria.   

Apr 11   Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites.   

Apr 12   Andy Garcia, American actor is born.   

Apr 13   KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting.   

Apr 14   Ampex Corp demonstrates inaugural commercial videotape recorder   

Apr 15   Emile Nolde [Hansen], German painter (Grablegung Christi), dies at 88   

Apr 16   1st solar powered radios go on sale.   

Apr 17   Bulgaria premier Tchervenkov steps down.   

Apr 17   USSR's Cominform (Parliament) dissolves   

Apr 17   Willie Mosconi sinks 150 consecutive balls in a billiard tournament.   

Apr 18   Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco (civil ceremony).   

Apr 19   Ernst R Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70   

Apr 19   US actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III.   

Apr 20   Jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies   

Apr 21   Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," is recorded as becoming #1   

Apr 22   In this year, Patty Berg claims LPGA Dallas Golf Open   

Apr 23   Project Vanguard, earth satellite launching program, assigned to DCNO (Air)   

Apr 23   US Supreme court ends race segregation on buses   

Apr 24   AL ump Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game   

Apr 24   Albrecht G Alt, German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72.   

Apr 25   Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes #1   

Apr 26   Edward Arnold actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 66   

Apr 26   Edward Arnold, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 66.   

Apr 26   inaugural container ship left Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas.   

Apr 27   Burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election   

Apr 27   Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing.   

Apr 28   Last French troop leave Vietnam   

Apr 29   In this year, Betsy Rawls claims LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.   

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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)