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1956 Historical Event(s)
February 12, 1956
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Monkey in Chinese astrology.
February 14, 1956
– The XX Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union begins in Moscow. On the last night of the meeting, Premier Nikita Khrushchev condemns Joseph Stalin’s crimes in a secret speech.
February 25, 1956
– In his speech On the Personality Cult and its Consequences Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union denounces the cult of personality of Joseph Stalin.
March 1, 1956
– Formation of the National People’s Army
April 7, 1956
– Spain relinquishes its protectorate in Morocco.
May 1, 1956
– The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
June 5, 1956
– Elvis Presley introduces his new single, “Hound Dog”, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
July 26, 1956
– Following the World Bank’s refusal to fund building the Aswan High Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal sparking international condemnation.
September 13, 1956
– IBM introduces the first computer disk storage unit, the RAMAC 305.
October 8, 1956
– New York Yankees’s Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series; one of only 20 perfect games in MLB history.
Who Were Born On 1956?
February 26, 1956
– Keisuke Kuwata, Japanese singer
April 29, 1956
– Ketil Stokkan, Norwegian singer
April 30, 1956
– Lars von Trier, Danish film director
May 17, 1956
– Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer
August 19, 1956
– Adam Arkin, American actor
August 23, 1956
– Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian politician
October 10, 1956
– Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress
October 20, 1956
– Danny Boyle, English film director
December 18, 1956
– Ron White, American comedian
December 20, 1956
– Guy Babylon, American keyboardist