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

Aug 30   In the year 1956 jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70   

Aug 30   USSR performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 06   Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+ on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1956.   

Sep 10   Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia on this day in history.   

Sep 10   In the year 1956 louisville Ky public schools integrate   

Sep 13   Dike around Dutch polder Eastern Flevoland closes on this day in history.   

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

Sep 14   First prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC on this day in history.   

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

Sep 16   Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open in the year 1956.   

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

Sep 19   1st intl conference of black writers & artists meets (Sorbonne) on this day in history.   

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   Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75 in the year 1956.   

Sep 24   1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland) on this day in history.   

Sep 25   1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation (Scot-Canada) on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1956 first transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation   

Sep 26   In the year 1956 linda Hamilton, actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator) born   

Sep 26   Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Gerald Raphael Finzi, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)   

Jan 03   Willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 04   In the year 1956 birth of ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger)   

Jan 04   Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) was born in the year 1956.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84 in the year 1956.   

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

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

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