Page 2: 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   In the year 1956 96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record)   

Jan 25   In the year 1956 96.5 cm (38.0") of rainfall, Kilauea Plantation, HI (state record)   

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

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

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

Jan 27   Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies in the year 1956.   

Jan 27   In the year 1956 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   F Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1956 h[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75   

Jan 30   In the year 1956 elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"   

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   French government of Mollet forms in the year 1956.   

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 in the year 1956.   

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

Feb 02   In the year 1956 coasters sign with Atlantic Records   

Feb 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history aL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training   

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

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

Feb 05   In the year 1956 7th Winter Olympics games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy   

Feb 05   On this day in history louise Suggs win LPGA Havana Golf Open   

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   In the year 1956 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   French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 07   Autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled in the year 1956.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lynda Barry, American cartoonist   

Jan 03   Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1956 birth of bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division)   

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   In the year 1956 alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91   

Jan 04   Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1956.   

Jan 05   In the year 1956 jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84   

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

Jan 10   Henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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