Page 7: Historical Events In 1956
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Apr 29 On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
Apr 29 On this day in history nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer, dies at 75
Apr 30 Alben W Barkley, (VP-D-1949-53), dies at 78 on this day in history.
May 02 On this day in history uS Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus
May 02 In the year 1956 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 In the year 1956 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 On this day in history 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 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 World championships of judo are first held, in Tokyo in the year 1956.
May 06 On this day in history gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header
May 07 On this day in history battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300
May 07 On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
May 10 French Government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria on this day in history.
May 11 In the year 1956 pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV
May 11 In the year 1956 walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79
May 12 East Pakistan struck by cyclone & tidal waves in the year 1956.
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 On this day in history 2 RAR attacks communist terrorists near Sungei Siput, Malaya
May 15 In the year 1956 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 On this day in history egypt recognizes People's Republic of China
May 16 In the year 1956 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 On this day in history hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy
May 18 Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies on this day in history.
May 18 Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam in the year 1956.
May 19 82nd Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Fabius wins in 1:58.4 in the year 1956.
May 20 On this day in history andre Eugene Maurice Charlot, actor (Summer Storm), dies
May 20 On this day in history atomic fusion (thermonuclear) bomb dropped from plane-Bikini Atoll
May 20 On this day in history jordan government of Samir resigns
May 21 Jordan government of Said el-Mufti forms on this day in history.
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