Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1956
Thursday, 02 May 2024
Apr 29 In the year 1956 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open 
Apr 29 Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
Apr 30 Alben W Barkley, (VP-D-1949-53), dies at 78 on this day in history.
May 02 US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus on this day in history.
May 02 On this day in history uS Methodist church disallows race separation
May 03 A new range of mountains discovered in Antarctica (2 over 13,000') on this day in history.
May 04 In the year 1956 queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam
May 04 On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
May 05 Charles R Gallas, lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88 on this day in history.
May 05 The first runner to break the four-minute mile within the United States was Jim Bailey and he was clocked at a speedy 3 58.6 in Los Angeles, CA in the year 1956.
May 05 In the year 1956 the first runner to break the four-minute mile within the United States was Jim Bailey and he was clocked at a speedy 3:58.6 in Los Angeles, CA.
May 05 On this day in history world championships of judo are first held, in Tokyo
May 06 On this day in history gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header
May 07 Battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300 on this day in history.
May 07 Pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett in the year 1956.
May 10 French Government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria in the year 1956.
May 11 Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV in the year 1956.
May 11 Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79 on this day in history.
May 12 In the year 1956 east Pakistan struck by cyclone & tidal waves
May 12 In the year 1956 hendrik P Marchant, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87
May 13 On this day in history aleksandr A Fadejev, Russ author (Young Guard), commits suicide at 54
May 14 In the year 1956 2 RAR attacks communist terrorists near Sungei Siput, Malaya
May 15 On this day in history in Orleans Ontario, a Royal Canadian Air Force plane crashes into the Grey Nuns' Home for the Aged in Orleans, killing 15 people, including 11 nuns.
May 16 Egypt recognizes People's Republic of China in the year 1956.
May 16 On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear Test at Monte Bello Is Australia
May 18 Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy on this day in history.
May 18 Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy on this day in history.
May 18 Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies on this day in history.
May 18 In the year 1956 queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam
May 19 On this day in history 82nd Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Fabius wins in 1:58.4
May 20 On this day in history andre Eugene Maurice Charlot, actor (Summer Storm), dies
May 20 In the year 1956 atomic fusion (thermonuclear) bomb dropped from plane-Bikini Atoll
May 20 On this day in history jordan government of Samir resigns
May 21 In the year 1956 jordan government of Said el-Mufti forms
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