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1956 Historical Event(s)
January 3, 1956
– A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
February 12, 1956
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Monkey in Chinese astrology.
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.
April 26, 1956
– First container ship left Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas.
May 1, 1956
– A doctor in Japan reports an “epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system”, marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
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.
October 23, 1956
– Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4).
October 29, 1956
– Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
October 31, 1956
– Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
November 1, 1956
– In India, Kanyakumari district was joined to Tamilnadu state from Kerala.
Who Were Born On 1956?
January 5, 1956
– Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef
January 11, 1956
– Robert Earl Keen, American singer
February 13, 1956
– Yiannis Kouros, Greek-Australian runner
March 7, 1956
– Bryan Cranston, American actor
March 30, 1956
– Bill Butler, Scottish politician
April 18, 1956
– Melody Thomas Scott, American actress
April 28, 1956
– Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-born singer
May 1, 1956
– Phil Foglio, American cartoonist and comic book artist
September 7, 1956
– Diane Warren, American song writer
November 26, 1956
– Don Lake, Canadian television writer