Page 12: Historical Events In 1956

Aug 28   England retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history french govt routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis   

Aug 30   Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests)   

Aug 30   White mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas on this day in history.   

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

Sep 02   In the year 1956 collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India)   

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

Sep 05   In the year 1956 20 die in a train crash in Springer NM   

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

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

Sep 07   Charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84 in the year 1956.   

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

Sep 08   Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 &stays #1 for 31 weeks on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 16   On this day in history marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open   

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

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

Sep 21   Anastasio Somoza, Nicaraguan dictator, assassinated by Roliberto Lopez on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1956.   

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) in the year 1956.   

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

Sep 25   First transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation on this day in history.   

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

Sep 26   In the year 1956 lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78   

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

Oct 01   On this day in history stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36   

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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   On this day in history 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   Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 04   Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 05   Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef was born in the year 1956.   

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   On this day in history jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84   

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

Jan 21   Sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883) died on this day in history.