What Happened In October 1956 In History

Historical Events for October, 1956

• 14th » Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the Indian Dalit (outcaste) named Untouchable caste leader, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).
• 15th » Fortran, the first modern computer language, is shared with the coding community for the first time.
• 17th » The first commercial Nuclear reactor technology called nuclear power station is officially opened by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom named Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England.
• 17th » Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer play a famous chess game called The Game of the Century (chess) known as The Game of the Century. Fischer beat Byrne and wins a Brilliancy prize.
• 19th » The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956 or Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
• 21st » Mau Mau Uprising: Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is captured by the British Army, signalling the ultimate defeat of the rebellion, and essentially ending the British military campaign.
• 23rd » Thousands of Hungary Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet Union Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4).
• 29th » Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
• 29th » The Tangier Protocol is signed: The international city Tangier is reintegrated into Morocco.
• 31st » Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Republic of Egypt (1953–58) known as Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1956

• 1st » Andrus Ansip, Estonian engineer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1st » Theresa May, English politician, Home Secretary e.g Secretary of State for the Home Department
• 2nd » Charlie Adler, American voice actor and director
• 2nd » Freddie Jackson, American singer
• 2nd » Viatcheslav Mukhanov, Russian-German cosmologist and physicist
• 3rd » Hart Bochner, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 4th » Lesley Glaister, English novelist and playwright
• 4th » Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor
• 6th » Sadiq al-Ahmar, Yemeni politician
• 6th » Kathleen Webb, American author and illustrator
• 7th » Mike Shipley, Australian-English sound engineer and producer (d. 2013)
• 7th » Brian Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 8th » Jeff Lahti, American baseball player
• 8th » Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress
• 10th » Amanda Burton, Irish actress and producer
• 10th » Mark Gordon, American director and producer
• 11th » Eduardo Arellano Félix, Mexican drug trafficker
• 11th » Nicanor Duarte, Paraguayan politician, President of Paraguay
• 11th » Derek Ringer, Scottish race car driver
• 12th » Emilio Charles, Jr., Mexican wrestler (d. 2012)
• 12th » David Vanian, English singer-songwriter (The Damned (band) named The Damned and Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords)
• 13th » Chris Carter (screenwriter) named Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 13th » Donald Paige, American middle-distance runner
• 13th » Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
• 14th » Beth Daniel, American golfer
• 14th » Jennell Jaquays, American game designer
• 16th » John Chavis (American football) or John Chavis, American football player and coach
• 16th » Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah, Bangladeshi poet, author, and playwright (d. 1992)
• 17th » Fran Cosmo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Boston (band) named Boston and Orion the Hunter (band) or Orion the Hunter)
• 17th » Mae Jemison, American physician and astronaut
• 17th » Pat McCrory, American politician, 74th Governor of North Carolina
• 18th » Craig Bartlett, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
• 18th » Martina Navratilova, Czech-American tennis player and coach
• 18th » Alkistis Protopsalti, Greek singer
• 18th » Jim Talent, American lawyer and politician
• 19th » Steve Doocy, American journalist and author
• 19th » Grover Norquist, American activist, founded Americans for Tax Reform
• 19th » Didier Theys, Belgian race car driver
• 19th » Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (d. 1993)
• 19th » Bruce Weber (basketball) or Bruce Weber, American basketball player and coach
• 20th » Danny Boyle, English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 21st » Carrie Fisher, American actress and screenwriter
• 22nd » Frank DiPino, American baseball player and coach
• 23rd » Dianne Reeves, American singer
• 23rd » Dwight Yoakam, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 24th » Dale Maharidge, American journalist and author
• 24th » Jeff Merkley, American politician
• 24th » David Stergakos, American-Greek basketball player
• 25th » Jüri Mõis, Estonian businessman and politician, Minister of the Interior (Estonia) known as Estonian Minister of the Interior
• 25th » Paul Regina, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 26th » Stephen Gumley, Australian businessman
• 26th » Rita Wilson, American actress, singer, and producer
• 27th » Veronica Hart, American porn actress and director
• 27th » Babis Tsertos, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player
• 28th » Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iran
• 28th » Dave Wyndorf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Monster Magnet)
• 28th » Volker Zotz, Austrian philosopher, scholar, and author
• 29th » Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer
• 30th » Juliet Stevenson, English actress
• 31st » Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic
• 31st » Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician
• 31st » Anders Lago, Swedish politician
• 31st » Roberto Malone, Italian porn actor and director

Famous Deaths for October 1956

• 7th » Clarence Birdseye, American businessman (b. 1886)
• 9th » Marie Doro, American actress (b. 1882)
• 12th » Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer (b. 1872)
• 17th » Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (b. 1920)
• 19th » Isham Jones, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1894)
• 22nd » Hannah Mitchell, English activist (b. 1872)
• 26th » Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist and composer (b. 1895)
• 29th » Louis Rosier, French race car driver (b. 1905)

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