Historical Events In 1956

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   96.5 cm (38.0") of rainfall, Kilauea Plantation, HI (state record) in the year 1956.   

Jan 26   7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Buddy Holly's first formal recording session in the year 1956.   

Jan 26   In the year 1956 porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR   

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

Jan 27   On this day in history nFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1956 f Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"   

Jan 30   Gerrit Mannoury, mathematician/philosopher, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Martin Luther King Jr's home bombed on this day in history.   

Jan 31   French government of Mollet forms on this day in history.   

Jan 31   French govt of Mollet forms on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history juscelino Kubitschek becomes President of Brazil   

Feb 01   In the year 1956 hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking   

Feb 02   On this day in history charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86   

Feb 02   Coasters sign with Atlantic Records in the year 1956.   

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

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 in the year 1956.   

Feb 04   Leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56 in the year 1956.   

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

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

Feb 05   Louise Suggs win LPGA Havana Golf Open in the year 1956.   

Feb 05   In the year 1956 new York Mayor Robert Wagner &Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30 million   

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

Feb 06   Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing in the year 1956.   

Feb 06   French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled   

Feb 07   In the year 1956 autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled   

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

Jan 03   Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon) was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger)   

Jan 04   Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) was born on this day in history.   

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   Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1956.   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history john Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70   

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 on this day in history.