Hisdates•ComPage 6: Historical Events In 1956
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Apr 04 Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London in the year 1956. 
Apr 05 In Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna win the general elections in a landslide and S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike is sworn in as the Prime Minister in the year 1956.
Apr 07 10th NBA Championship: Ph Warriors beat Ft Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1 on this day in history.
Apr 07 Arthur Hailey had a script accepted and presented just 20 days after it was submitted to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The drama, " Flight into Danger" had an unprecedented audience response. A number of years later, Arthur Hailey also wrote the best-selling novel, " Airport " which was then adapted for the popular movie by the same title on this day in history.
Apr 07 On this day in history spain relinquishes her protectorate in Morocco
Apr 08 20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Jr wins, shooting a 289 on this day in history.
Apr 10 Bozidar Sirola, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1956.
Apr 11 On this day in history french govt decides to sends 200,000 reservists to Algeria
Apr 11 On this day in history singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites
Apr 12 In the year 1956 the birth of Andy Garcia, American actor
Apr 13 KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1956.
Apr 14 Ampex Corp demonstrates first commercial videotape recorder on this day in history.
Apr 15 In the year 1956 emile Nolde [Hansen], German painter (Grablegung Christi), dies at 88
Apr 16 1st solar powered radios go on sale on this day in history.
Apr 17 Bulgaria premier Tchervenkov resigns on this day in history.
Apr 17 USSR's Cominform (Parliament) dissolves on this day in history.
Apr 17 Willie Mosconi sinks 150 consecutive balls in a billiard tournament in the year 1956.
Apr 18 Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco (civil ceremony) in the year 1956.
Apr 19 Ernst R Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70 on this day in history.
Apr 19 On this day in history uS actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III
Apr 20 Jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies in the year 1956.
Apr 21 In the year 1956 elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1
Apr 22 Patty Berg wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open in the year 1956.
Apr 23 Project Vanguard, earth satellite launching program, assigned to DCNO (Air) in the year 1956.
Apr 23 In the year 1956 uS Supreme court ends race segregation on buses
Apr 24 AL ump Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game on this day in history.
Apr 24 In the year 1956 albrecht G Alt, German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72
Apr 25 Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes #1 on this day in history.
Apr 26 In the year 1956 edward Arnold actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 66
Apr 26 Edward Arnold, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 66 on this day in history.
Apr 26 First container ship left Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas on this day in history.
Apr 27 On this day in history burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election
Apr 27 Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing in the year 1956.
Apr 28 In the year 1956 last French troop leave Vietnam
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