Page 12: Historical Events In 1956

Aug 28   On this day in history england retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history white mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas   

Sep 01   Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory on this day in history.   

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   20 die in a train crash in Springer NM in the year 1956.   

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

Sep 07   Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+ in the year 1956.   

Sep 07   In the year 1956 charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 10   On this day in history louisville Ky public schools integrate   

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

Sep 14   1st prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC in the year 1956.   

Sep 14   First prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC in the year 1956.   

Sep 15   On this day in history henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82   

Sep 16   In the year 1956 marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open   

Sep 17   Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1956 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   1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland) on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1956 1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation (Scot-Canada)   

Sep 25   On this day in history first transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation   

Sep 26   On this day in history linda Hamilton, actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator) born   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1956 birth of mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)   

Jan 03   In the year 1956 birth of willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver   

Jan 04   Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday)   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 in the year 1956.   

Jan 04   On this day in history alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1956 death of jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928)   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1956 john Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70   

Jan 14   Siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52 in the year 1956.   

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