Historical Events In 1956

Jan 23   Montreal Canadiens hockey player Jean Beliveau appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine on this day in history.   

Jan 24   96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record) on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history 96.5 cm (38.0") of rainfall, Kilauea Plantation, HI (state record)   

Jan 26   7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1956 buddy Holly's first formal recording session   

Jan 26   Porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history nFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium   

Jan 28   On this day in history elvis Presley's first TV appearance (Dorsey Brothers Stage Show)   

Jan 29   F Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history h[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75   

Jan 30   On this day in history elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"   

Jan 30   In the year 1956 gerrit Mannoury, mathematician/philosopher, dies at 88   

Jan 30   In the year 1956 martin Luther King Jr's home bombed   

Jan 31   In the year 1956 french government of Mollet forms   

Jan 31   French govt of Mollet forms on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Juscelino Kubitschek becomes President of Brazil on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking   

Feb 02   Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Coasters sign with Atlantic Records on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1956 toni Sailor becomes first Olympics skier to sweep the 3 alpine events   

Feb 04   AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56 in the year 1956.   

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

Feb 05   On this day in history 7th Winter Olympics games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy   

Feb 05   Louise Suggs win LPGA Havana Golf Open on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history new York Mayor Robert Wagner &Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30 million   

Feb 05   On this day in history 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   University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1956 autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled   

Feb 07   On this day in history autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled   

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

Jan 03   Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon) was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver   

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 in the year 1956.   

Jan 04   Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) was born in the year 1956.   

Jan 04   In the year 1956 birth of nels Cline, American guitarist and composer   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef   

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   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)