Historical Events In 1956

Mar 17   8th Emmy Awards Ed Sullivan Show, Phil Silvers Show and Lucy Ball on this day in history.   

Mar 17   8th Emmy Awards: Ed Sullivan Show, Phil Silvers Show and Lucy Ball on this day in history.   

Mar 17   In the year 1956 fred Allen, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show), dies at 61   

Mar 18   In the year 1956 friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Hilde-Gudrun), dies at 85   

Mar 19   Biggest NBA margin of victory on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Biggest NBA margin of victory Minnesota Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Biggest NBA margin of victory: Minnesota Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75 on this day in history.   

Mar 20   156-day strike against Westinghouse ends in the year 1956.   

Mar 20   Mount Bezymianny on Kamchatka Peninsula (USSR) explodes in the year 1956.   

Mar 20   In the year 1956 tunisia gains independence from France   

Mar 20   Union workers ended a 156-day strike at Westinghouse Electric Corp in the year 1956.   

Mar 20   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test   

Mar 21   28th Academy Awards on this day in history.   

Mar 22   "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 383 performances on this day in history.   

Mar 22   In the year 1956 george A L Sarton, Belgian/US historian, dies at 71   

Mar 23   On this day in history pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (National Day)   

Mar 23   Sudan becomes independent in the year 1956.   

Mar 25   George Luther Foote, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1956.   

Mar 26   Medic Alert Foundation forms on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer, dies at 70   

Mar 27   On this day in history frans Beelaerts van Blokland, minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 84   

Mar 27   French commandos land in Algeria on this day in history.   

Mar 27   US seizes US communist newspaper "Daily Worker" on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1956 arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, vocalist, dies of a heart attack   

Mar 30   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test   

Apr 02   Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff & Juliet," premieres in Manchester in the year 1956.   

Apr 02   On this day in history soap operas "As the World Turns" &"Edge of Night" premieres on TV   

Apr 03   "Silk Stockings" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 461 performances on this day in history.   

Apr 03   On this day in history bulgarian vice premier Traitsjo Kostov rehabilitated   

Apr 03   On this day in history german war criminals Hinrichsen/Rhl/Siebens/Viebahn are freed   

Apr 03   On this day in history t Kostov, Bulgarian vice-premier, executed   

Apr 04   Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden", premieres in London in the year 1956.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1956 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   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 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 on this day in history.   

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   Siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883) died in the year 1956.