1956



Year 1956 () was a (link will display full calendar) of the.

January

 * End of -ian Condominium in.
 * 124 die in crush at a shrine in,.
 * - : Five  are killed by the  of  shortly after making contact with them.
 * - President of  vows to reconquer.
 * - - troops re-occupy  after  troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return.
 * open in,.
 * The bans.
 * open in,.
 * The bans.

February

 * - British spies and  resurfaced in the  after being missing for five years.
 * - The film version of 's , starring and, is released.
 * - enters the  music charts for the first time, with "."
 * - officially changes her name to what it is now.
 * - attacks the veneration of  as a "."

March

 * - the finalizes a draft of the  for the.
 * - declares its independence from.
 * - British deport Archbishop from  to.
 * - 's film, , adapted from 's play, premieres in the U.S. in theatres and on television on the same day, as an afternoon . It is one of the first such experiments of its kind. Olivier is later nominated for an  for his performance.
 * 96 U.S. Congressmen sign the, a protest against the 1954 ruling  desegregating public education.
 * The closes above 500 for the  rising 2.40 points, or 0.48%, to 500.24.
 * - releases his first  titled Elvis Presley.
 * - The Broadway musical  opens in.
 * - At age 48, Dutch boxer contests his last match in.
 * - gains  from.
 * - becomes the first  and a  is observed in the country included the former  state.
 * - becomes the first  and a  is observed in the country included the former  state.

April

 * - relinquishes its  in.
 * - is elected prime minister of.
 * - is first demonstrated at the 1956 NARTB (now ) convention in  by . It was the demonstration of the first practical and commercially successful videotape format known as.
 * - inaugurated.
 * British diver dives into the  harbor to investigate visiting  cruiser and vanishes.
 * Actress marries Prince.
 * Actress marries Prince.

May

 * - The in America decides at its General Conference to grant women full   status.   It also calls for an end to  in the denomination.
 * and form.
 * Constitutional union between and  is dissolved. 's  opened at the Royal Court Theatre, changing the scope of theatrical and other forms of drama in England.
 * - First ascent of, eighth highest mountain in the world.
 * - First ascent of (main), fourth highest mountain.
 * - : In the, is the site of the first airborne explosion of a.
 * - French minister resigns due to his government's policy on.
 * - The first is broadcast from, . The winning song is Refrain by  (music by Géo Voumard, text by Émile Gardaz).
 * - The first is broadcast from, . The winning song is Refrain by  (music by Géo Voumard, text by Émile Gardaz).

June

 * - resigns as a foreign minister of ; he later becomes ambassador in.
 * - renamed 'Third Class' passenger facilities as 'Second Class' (Second Class facilities had been abolished in, leaving just First Class and Third Class).
 * - In, chief minister resigns after breakdown of talks about internal self government in London.
 * - /Telechron introduces model 7H241 "The Snooz Alarm", first snooze ever.
 * - : events open in, . (All other events held in November in Melbourne, Australia.)
 * - President authorizes the phrase "under God" should be added to the.
 * - is founded in, The.
 * - Last foreign troops leave.
 * - becomes the second president of.
 * - MP 's bill for abolition of passes the.
 * ,, are crushed with heavy loss of life. troops fire at crowd that protests high prices - 53 dead.
 * The film version of 's , starring and, is released only a few months after the film version of R&H's Carousel.
 * Actress marries playwright.
 * President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the, creating the
 * - A  and   collide in mid-air over the  in  and . All 128 people aboard the two aircraft are killed in the disaster. The accident prompts tighter air traffic control to be implemented in the United States.
 * President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the, creating the
 * - A  and   collide in mid-air over the  in  and . All 128 people aboard the two aircraft are killed in the disaster. The accident prompts tighter air traffic control to be implemented in the United States.

July

 * A lab experiment at Sylvania Electric Products results in an.
 * - First ascent of.
 * - British defeats the abolition of death penalty.
 * - At 's Copacabana Club, and  perform their last comedy show together which started on,.
 * - 45 miles south of, the Italian ocean liner sinks after colliding with the Swedish ship  in heavy , killing 51.
 * - ian leader nationalizes the  sparking international condemnation.
 * - A Joint Resolution of the is signed by President, authorizing "" as the U.S. national.
 * - sets extraordinary record at  in the fourth  of taking nineteen wickets in a first class match (the previous best was seventeen).

August

 * Exhibition  at.
 * - After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster has its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena.
 * - 262 miners die in fire in a coal mine in,.
 * - dies after crashing his car, aged 44.
 * - bans.

September

 * - appeared on  for the first time.
 * - Television broadcasting.
 * - Nicaraguan dictator is assassinated.
 * - Submarine opened.

October

 * - of the  throws the first, and only  in  history in Game 5 of the  against the .   caught the game.   was the final out. The  won the series.
 * - joins.
 * - Dr., n leader, converts to  along with 385,000 followers. See.
 * retires its last.
 * and depart from,  enroute to  aboard the yacht   with 82 men. After the ship passes a storm, it lands at , , on
 * - The 13 years old beats GM Donald Byrne in the NY Rosenwald chess tournament (The Game of the Century).
 * - against the pro-Soviet government.  intervenes.  attempts to leave the.
 * - troops invade.
 * The  debuts on -TV.
 * begins: invades the  and push ian forces back toward the.
 * signed: The  is reintegrated into.
 * The first drive (5MB) is born at.
 * - : The and  begin bombing  to force the reopening of the.
 * The first drive (5MB) is born at.
 * - : The and  begin bombing  to force the reopening of the.

November

 * - the of  reformed the boundaries and names of Indian states.
 * - 's screen classic, ', is shown on television for the first time by, as the final installment of their '.
 * - : more troops invade  to crush a revolt that started on . Thousands are killed, more are wounded and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
 * - : incumbent  is reelected by defeating  challenger  in a rematch of their contest four years earlier.
 * - defeated as presidential candidate of.
 * - : The General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the,  and  to withdraw their troops from Arab lands immediately.
 * - Fighting ends in Hungary.
 * - founded in,.
 * - Israel is denounced by UN
 * - In, former prime minister is arrested after he criticized.
 * - Beginning of the in.
 * - causes petrol  in Britain.

December

 * and his followers land on in the boat .
 * A explodes at a movie theater in  (work of ), injuring six people.
 * - becomes Britain's first female judge.
 * - crashes into a mountain in British Columbia. All 62 people on board die, making this one of the worst airline crashes in the world at that date.
 * - becomes member of the.
 * -  debuts on -TV.
 * - arrested for the murder of two patients in,.
 * - British and French troops leave region.
 * - makes his TV debut as host of the Game Show .
 * - makes his TV debut as host of the Game Show .

Undated

 * is discovered.
 * Founding of the, section

January-February

 * -, American entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, Australian actor and director
 * -, British guitarist ( and )
 * -, Japanese chef
 * -, American actor
 * -, British actress
 * -, American singer
 * - Ruth Kabat Thomas, Gold Coast Interior Designer
 * , Canadian tenor
 * , ITV National Weather forecaster
 * -, Dutch football manager
 * , English musician
 * , American actor
 * -, American actor, comedian, and political analyst
 * -, American actress
 * -, Australian politician
 * -, American actress
 * -, British singer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * -, American actor
 * -, French jazz violinist
 * -, British guitarist (, , and )
 * , British bassist ( and )
 * , Greek-Australian ultramarathoner
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, West Indian cricketer
 * -, Swedish hockey player
 * -, American biologist, recipient of the
 * , Prominent American philosopher
 * , American television journalist
 * -, Scottish footballer (d. )
 * -, Japanese musician
 * -, Canadian-born footballer
 * , Canadian politician
 * , American serial killer (d. )
 * -, Japanese musician
 * -, Canadian-born footballer
 * , Canadian politician
 * , American serial killer (d. )
 * , American serial killer (d. )

March-April

 * -, American actor
 * -, American voice actor
 * -, British bass player, founding member of
 * -, Russian economist and politician
 * -, Norwegian runner
 * -, Prime-minister of Portugal
 * -, CEO of Microsoft
 * -, American game show host and comedian (d. )
 * , Australian politician
 * , American writer and television producer
 * -, Indian cricketer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * , New Zealand rally car driver (d. )
 * , British activist
 * -, American soprano
 * , astronaut (d. )
 * , Swiss skier
 * -, British tennis player and television presenter
 * -, American demographer
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, British actress
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, Danish film director
 * -, British actress
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, Danish film director

May-June

 * -, chess Grandmaster
 * , American writer
 * , German high jumper
 * -, Russian
 * , Canadian politician and television host
 * -, American entrepreneur
 * , Indian guru
 * , American actor and musician
 * , American sportscaster
 * , English author
 * -, Russian gymnast
 * , American boxer
 * , American actor
 * , Norwegian author
 * , American actor
 * , baseball player and manager
 * , Austrian politician
 * -, Irish Anglican bishop
 * -, American player
 * -, Swedish tennis player
 * -, American novelist
 * -, American football player
 * , American musician
 * , American musician
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German field hockey player
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Swedish tennis player
 * -, American novelist
 * -, American football player
 * , American musician
 * , American musician
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German field hockey player
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )

July-August

 * -, American model and actress
 * -, Canadian actor and comedian
 * -, Scottish musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American Christian musician
 * , Czech actor
 * , Danish heavy metal musician
 * , British musician (d. )
 * , Canadian hockey player, coach, and commentator
 * American drummer
 * -, American playwright
 * -, American singer, The Aldridge Sisters
 * -, American game show host and producer
 * -, British sculptor and photographer
 * -, American animator and Jeopardy! contestant
 * -, American actor
 * -, American animator and Jeopardy! contestant
 * -, American actor


 * , English Builder and Consultant
 * , American musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, American actress
 * , Canadian actress
 * , clothes designer
 * -, baseball player
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, American politician
 * -, American choreographer
 * -, Japanese television performer
 * -, American choreographer
 * -, Japanese television performer

September-October

 * -, American editor and broadcaster
 * -, member
 * -, American politician
 * -, American race car driver
 * , Greek politician
 * , English footballer and coach
 * , American actor
 * , American illusionist
 * -, American actor
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Australian, CEO/GM Venues (Aquatics, Major Events) Non-Profits, Community Recreation, Mgt Consultant
 * -, Mythbusters co-host
 * -, American actress
 * , British athlete, co-ordinator of
 * , Canadian Media Artist
 * , British athlete, co-ordinator of
 * , Canadian Media Artist
 * , Canadian Media Artist


 * -, Irish actress
 * -, astronaut
 * -, Czech-born tennis player
 * -, Italian physician (d. )
 * -, country singer/musician and actor
 * -, Iranian president
 * -, Iranian president

November-December

 * -, American musician
 * -, , political activist and writer
 * , Irish footballer (d. )
 * , American football player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American journalist
 * , Australian swimmer
 * , former Soviet athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, American actor
 * -, British actress
 * , American author and television host
 * , Retired
 * , Polish pianist
 * , American actor
 * , American guitarist
 * , American guitarist ( and ) (d. )
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American musician ( and )
 * , Dutch cyclist
 * , Mexican actress
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American comedian
 * , Italian race car driver (d. )
 * , British guitarist
 * -, American essayist
 * -, English violinist
 * -, Scottish comedian
 * -, American actress
 * -, Djiboutian Marathon Player
 * date unknown
 * , Irish writer
 * , Canadian radio host
 * , American jazz saxophone musician (d. )
 * , singer
 * , atmospheric chemist
 * -, Djiboutian Marathon Player
 * date unknown
 * , Irish writer
 * , Canadian radio host
 * , American jazz saxophone musician (d. )
 * , singer
 * , atmospheric chemist

January - June

 * , Russian composer (b. )
 * , (b. )
 * -, French singer (b. )
 * -, German painter (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Canadian boxer (b. )
 * - Sir, Hungarian-born film director (b. )
 * -, German conductor (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, baseball executive and manager (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, French physicist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * , Australian swimmer (b. )
 * , Austrian politician and third President of Austria
 * -, English film actor (b. )
 * -, English inventor (b. )
 * -, Italian-born race car driver (b. )
 * -, Alsatian philologist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English magician (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, English theater critic (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, German linguist (b. )
 * -, German official, surgeon, and university professor (b. )
 * -, English poet, short story writer, and novelist (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, American jazz trumpeter (auto accident) (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, American jazz trumpeter (auto accident) (b. )

July - December

 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, Italian essayist, poet, novelist (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, last surviving Union veteran of the American Civil War (b. )
 * -, American painter (b. )
 * -, German playwright (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born film actor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American sex researcher (b. )
 * -, Canadian pilot (b. )
 * -, English chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American athlete and golfer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, French conductor (b. )
 * -, American jazz pianist (b. )
 * -, American entrepreneur (b. )
 * -, Italian conductor (b. )
 * -, American trombonist and bandleader (b. )
 * - Dr., Indian leader (b. )
 * -, Canadian actor (b. )
 * -, Welsh artist (b. )
 * date unknown
 * , Australian poet (b. )
 * , Irish writer (b. )

Nobel prizes

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