Page 12: Historical Events In 1956

Aug 28   In the year 1956 england retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series   

Aug 29   French govt routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis on this day in history.   

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   White mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas in the year 1956.   

Sep 01   Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory in the year 1956.   

Sep 02   Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service in the year 1956.   

Sep 05   On this day in history 20 die in a train crash in Springer NM   

Sep 06   In the year 1956 felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84   

Sep 07   In the year 1956 bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+   

Sep 07   Charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   On this day in history gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-4.), dies at 84   

Sep 08   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 10   On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia   

Sep 10   Louisville Ky public schools integrate on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history dike around Dutch polder Eastern Flevoland closes   

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

Sep 14   On this day in history first prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC   

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

Sep 16   Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open on this day in history.   

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

Sep 19   1st intl conference of black writers & artists meets (Sorbonne) in the year 1956.   

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

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

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

Sep 24   On this day in history 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 in the year 1956.   

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

Sep 26   Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78 in the year 1956.   

Sep 27   Gerald Raphael Finzi, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1956.   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer was born on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1956 henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84   

Jan 12   John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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.