Page 6: Historical Events In 1956

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   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.   

Apr 29   Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer, dies at 75   

Apr 30   Alben W Barkley, (VP-D-1949-53), dies at 78.   

May 02   US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus.   

May 02   US Methodist church disallows race separation   

May 03   A new range of mountains discovered in Antarctica (2 over 13000')   

May 04   Queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam.   

May 04   US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.   

May 05   Charles R Gallas, lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88   

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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)