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What Happened In July 1956 In History

Historical Events for July, 1956

  • 7th » Fritz Moravec and two other Austrian mountaineers make the first ascent of Gasherbrum II (8,035 m).
  • 16th » Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its very last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh named Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, due to changing economics all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
  • 25th » Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Athena MS 'Stockholm' in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51.
  • 30th » A joint resolution of the United States Congress known as U.S. Congress is signed by President of the United States called President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing 'In God we trust' as the U.S. national motto.
  • 31st » Jim Laker becomes the first man to take all 10 wickets in a Test match innings as he returns figures of 10/53 in the Australian 2nd innings. This combined with his 9/37 in the first innings gave him match figures of 19/90 in the 4th Test at Old Trafford.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1956

  • 1st » Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and director (d. 2009)
  • 1st » Lorna Patterson, American actress
  • 1st » Alan Ruck, American actor
  • 2nd » Jerry Hall, American model and actress
  • 3rd » Vincent Margera, American television personality
  • 3rd » Montel Williams, American actor and talk show host
  • 4th » Mark Belling, American radio host
  • 5th » Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan politician, President of Paraguay
  • 5th » Terry Chimes, English drummer (The Clash, Generation X (band) or Generation X, Hanoi Rocks, and Cowboys International)
  • 5th » Billy Jenkins, English guitarist and composer (Voice of God Collective)
  • 5th » James Lofton, American football player and coach
  • 5th » Patsy Pease, American actress
  • 6th » Casey Sander, American actor
  • 8th » Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player and coach
  • 9th » Tom Hanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 9th » Jeannie Pepper, American porn actress
  • 10th » Tom McClintock, American politician
  • 11th » Robin Renucci, French actor and director
  • 11th » Sela Ward, American actress
  • 12th » Tony Galvin, English footballer
  • 12th » Mel Harris, American actress
  • 12th » Sandi Patty, American singer
  • 12th » Mario Soto (baseball) known as Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
  • 13th » Claude Giroux (wrestler) e.g Claude Giroux, Canadian wrestler
  • 13th » Michael Spinks, American boxer
  • 13th » Frank Dux, American martial artist and choreographer
  • 14th » Julio Chávez, Argentinian actor
  • 15th » Ian Curtis, English singer-songwriter (Joy Division) (d. 1980)
  • 15th » Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
  • 15th » Marky Ramone, American drummer and songwriter (Ramones, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and Misfits (band) known as Misfits)
  • 15th » Joe Satriani, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Chickenfoot and The Greg Kihn Band)
  • 15th » Wayne Taylor, South African race car driver
  • 16th » Jerry Doyle, American radio host and actor
  • 16th » Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter
  • 17th » Julie Bishop, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia) e.g Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • 17th » Robert Romanus, American actor
  • 17th » Bryan Trottier, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
  • 18th » Razor Shines, American baseball player, manager, and coach
  • 19th » K. A. Applegate, American author
  • 19th » Mark Crispin, American computer scientist, designed the IMAP (d. 2012)
  • 19th » Joe Mohen, American businessman
  • 19th » Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jacobites (band) known as Jacobites and Swell Maps) (d. 2006)
  • 19th » Yoshiaki Yatsu, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
  • 20th » Paul Cook, English drummer (Sex Pistols, The Professionals (band) called The Professionals, Chiefs of Relief, and Man Raze)
  • 20th » Michael Gordon (composer) called Michael Gordon, American composer
  • 20th » Ryo Ishibashi, Japanese actor
  • 20th » Charlie Magri, Tunisian-English boxer
  • 20th » Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • 20th » Barbara Risman, American sociologist and academic
  • 21st » Michael Connelly, American author
  • 22nd » Scott Sanderson (baseball) known as Scott Sanderson, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 24th » Charlie Crist, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Florida
  • 24th » Pat Finn, American game show host and producer
  • 25th » Andy Goldsworthy, English-Scottish sculptor and photographer
  • 26th » Peter Fincham, English screenwriter and producer
  • 26th » Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater
  • 26th » Tommy Rich, American wrestler
  • 26th » Tim Tremlett, English cricketer
  • 27th » Carol Leifer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
  • 28th » John Feinstein, American journalist and author
  • 28th » Robert Swan, English explorer
  • 29th » Teddy Atlas, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster
  • 29th » Ronnie Musgrove, American politician, 62nd List of Governors of Mississippi or Governor of Mississippi
  • 29th » Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist
  • 30th » Delta Burke, American actress, singer, and producer
  • 30th » Réal Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 30th » Anita Hill, American lawyer and academic
  • 30th » Soraida Martinez, American painter
  • 31st » Michael Biehn, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 31st » Bill Callahan (American football) known as Bill Callahan, American football player and coach
  • 31st » Ron Kuby, American lawyer and radio host
  • 31st » Deval Patrick, American lawyer and politician, 71st Governor of Massachusetts
  • 31st » Lynne Rae Perkins, American author and illustrator
  • 31st » Mark Arden, English comedian and actor

Famous Deaths for July 1956

  • 7th » Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (b. 1886)
  • 8th » Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and critic (b. 1881)
  • 10th » Joe Giard, American baseball player (b. 1898)
  • 20th » James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Minister of Militia and Defence (Canada) called Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (b. 1868)

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