Historical Events In 1956

Jan 23   In the year 1956 montreal Canadiens hockey player Jean Beliveau appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine   

Jan 24   96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record) on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history 96.5 cm (38.0") of rainfall, Kilauea Plantation, HI (state record)   

Jan 26   7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy in the year 1956.   

Jan 26   Buddy Holly's first formal recording session on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 27   NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium in the year 1956.   

Jan 28   Elvis Presley's first TV appearance (Dorsey Brothers Stage Show) on this day in history.   

Jan 29   F Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich on this day in history.   

Jan 29   H[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes" in the year 1956.   

Jan 30   In the year 1956 gerrit Mannoury, mathematician/philosopher, dies at 88   

Jan 30   On this day in history martin Luther King Jr's home bombed   

Jan 31   On this day in history french government of Mollet forms   

Jan 31   French govt of Mollet forms in the year 1956.   

Jan 31   In the year 1956 juscelino Kubitschek becomes President of Brazil   

Feb 01   Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1956 charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86   

Feb 02   On this day in history coasters sign with Atlantic Records   

Feb 03   In the year 1956 autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot   

Feb 03   Toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events in the year 1956.   

Feb 04   AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history 7th Winter Olympics games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy   

Feb 05   In the year 1956 louise Suggs win LPGA Havana Golf Open   

Feb 05   New York Mayor Robert Wagner &Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30 million on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player, dies at 74   

Feb 06   On this day in history chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing   

Feb 06   In the year 1956 french premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers   

Feb 06   On this day in history university of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black)   

Feb 07   In the year 1956 autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled   

Feb 07   Autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1956 birth of lynda Barry, American cartoonist   

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   In the year 1956 birth of ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger)   

Jan 04   In the year 1956 birth of barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday)   

Jan 04   Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of nels Cline, American guitarist and composer   

Jan 05   In the year 1956 birth of chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef   

Jan 03   Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 in the year 1956.   

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 in the year 1956.   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928)   

Jan 10   Henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84 in the year 1956.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1956 siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52   

Jan 21   In the year 1956 death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)