Page 12: Historical Events In 1956

Aug 28   England retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series on this day in history.   

Aug 29   French govt routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis in the year 1956.   

Aug 30   Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Aug 30   USSR performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests) in the year 1956.   

Aug 30   In the year 1956 white mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas   

Sep 01   On this day in history indian state of Tripura becomes a territory   

Sep 02   In the year 1956 collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India)   

Sep 02   On this day in history washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service   

Sep 05   In the year 1956 20 die in a train crash in Springer NM   

Sep 06   Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1956.   

Sep 07   On this day in history bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+   

Sep 07   Charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84 in the year 1956.   

Sep 08   In the year 1956 gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-4.), dies at 84   

Sep 08   In the year 1956 harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 &stays #1 for 31 weeks   

Sep 09   Elvis Presley appears on the Ed Sullivan Show, drawing a TV audience estimated at over 50 million in the year 1956.   

Sep 10   In the year 1956 great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia   

Sep 10   Louisville Ky public schools integrate in the year 1956.   

Sep 13   Dike around Dutch polder Eastern Flevoland closes on this day in history.   

Sep 14   1st prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC on this day in history.   

Sep 14   First prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1956.   

Sep 16   Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open in the year 1956.   

Sep 17   In the year 1956 mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42   

Sep 19   On this day in history 1st intl conference of black writers & artists meets (Sorbonne)   

Sep 21   Anastasio Somoza, Nicaraguan dictator, assassinated by Roliberto Lopez in the year 1956.   

Sep 21   On this day in history yanks set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway   

Sep 23   In the year 1956 earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75   

Sep 24   In the year 1956 1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland)   

Sep 25   1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation (Scot-Canada) on this day in history.   

Sep 25   First transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation on this day in history.   

Sep 26   Linda Hamilton, actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator) born on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1956 lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78   

Sep 27   On this day in history gerald Raphael Finzi, composer, dies at 55   

Oct 01   Stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36 in the year 1956.   

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Jan 02   Lynda Barry, American cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)   

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   Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) was born in the year 1956.   

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   Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 03   Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1956 alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

Jan 05   Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84   

Jan 12   John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70 in the year 1956.   

Jan 14   On this day in history siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52   

Jan 21   Sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883) died in the year 1956.