1956 Calendar
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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.
May 24, 1956
– The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland
June 11, 1956
– Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
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
– The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.
September 27, 1956
– USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first man to exceed Mach 3 while flying the Bell X-2. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
October 19, 1956
– The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
October 21, 1956
– Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is captured by the British Army, signalling the ultimate defeat of the Mau Mau Uprising, and essentially ending the British military campaign.
October 29, 1956
– The Tangier Protocol is signed: The international city Tangier is reintegrated into Morocco.
December 22, 1956
– Colo, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity, is born at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio.
Who Were Born On 1956?
January 14, 1956
– Rosina Lippi-Green (Rosina Lippi, Sara Donati), U.S.American writer.
March 12, 1956
– Steve Harris, English musician
June 23, 1956
– Randy Jackson, American music producer
July 12, 1956
– Sandi Patty, American singer
August 2, 1956
– Fulvio Melia, Italian-born American physicist, astrophysicist and author
August 5, 1956
– Maureen McCormick, American actress
August 18, 1956
– Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer
August 23, 1956
– Hans-Jürgen Salewski, German footballer
November 11, 1956
– Ian Craig Marsh, British musician
November 20, 1956
– Bo Derek, American actress