What Happened In September 1956 In History

Historical Events for September, 1956

• 9th » Elvis Presley appears on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' for the first time.
• 13th » The Dike (construction) called dike around the Dutch polder Zuiderzee Works The Flevolands known as East Flevoland is closed.
• 13th » The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
• 25th » TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
• 27th » USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first man to exceed Mach number named Mach 3 while flying the Bell X-2. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1956

• 1st » Vinnie Johnson, American basketball player
• 1st » Philece Sampler, American actress
• 1st » Bernie Wagenblast, American publisher, founded the Transportation Communications Newsletter
• 2nd » Angelo Fusco, Irish soldier
• 2nd » Paul Goodwin, English oboe player and conductor
• 2nd » Mario Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 3rd » Pat McGeown, Irish activist (d. 1996)
• 4th » Candy Loving, American model
• 4th » Blackie Lawless, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (W.A.S.P., London (heavy metal band) known as London, Sister (band) known as Sister, and New York Dolls)
• 5th » Roine Stolt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Flower Kings, Kaipa, Transatlantic (band) known as Transatlantic, and The Tangent)
• 6th » Bill Ritter, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Colorado
• 7th » Michael Feinstein, American singer and pianist
• 7th » Byron Stevenson, Welsh footballer (d. 2007)
• 7th » Diane Warren, American songwriter
• 8th » Mick Brown (musician) called Mick Brown, American drummer (Dokken, Tooth and Nail (band) called Tooth and Nail, and T & N)
• 8th » Maurice Cheeks, American basketball player and coach
• 8th » Fad Gadget, English singer (d. 2002)
• 8th » Stefan Johansson, Swedish race car driver
• 10th » Johnnie Fingers, Irish pianist, songwriter, and producer (The Boomtown Rats)
• 10th » Johnny Hickman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cracker (band) or Cracker)
• 10th » Erick Zonca, French director and producer
• 11th » Tony Gilroy, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 12th » Barry Andrews (musician) or Barry Andrews, English singer and keyboard player (XTC, Shriekback, and The League of Gentlemen (band) called The League of Gentlemen)
• 12th » Sam Brownback, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of Kansas
• 12th » Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003)
• 12th » David Goodhart, English journalist and author
• 12th » Brian Robertson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead, and Wild Horses (British band) or Wild Horses)
• 12th » Ricky Rudd, American race car driver
• 12th » Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore
• 13th » Alain Ducasse, French-Moroccan chef
• 13th » Anne Geddes, Australian-New Zealand photographer and fashion designer
• 13th » Kim Genelle, American model and actress
• 14th » Paul Allott, English cricketer and sportscaster
• 14th » Kostas Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 181st Prime Minister of Greece
• 14th » Nathalie Roussel, French actress
• 14th » Ray Wilkins, English footballer and manager
• 14th » Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek politician
• 15th » Jaki Graham, English singer
• 15th » Maggie Reilly, Scottish singer-songwriter (Cado Belle)
• 15th » Ned Rothenberg, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
• 16th » Maggie Atkinson, English educator and civil servant
• 16th » David Copperfield (illusionist) called David Copperfield, American magician and actor
• 16th » Dave Schulthise, American bass player (The Dead Milkmen) (d. 2004)
• 17th » Thad Bosley, American baseball player and coach
• 17th » Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yothu Yindi) (d. 2013)
• 18th » Chris Hedges, American journalist and author
• 18th » Tim McInnerny, English actor
• 18th » Peter Šťastný, Slovak ice hockey player and politician
• 19th » Juan Manuel Fangio II, Argentinian race car driver
• 19th » Charlie Reliford, American baseball player and umpire
• 20th » Gary Cole, American actor
• 20th » Steve Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
• 20th » John Harle, English saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer
• 20th » Debbi Morgan, American actress
• 21st » Jack Givens, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 21st » Marta Kauffman, American screenwriter and producer
• 21st » Ricky Morton, American wrestler
• 22nd » Debby Boone, American singer, actress, and author
• 22nd » Robert Bowlin, American guitarist and fiddler (The Time Jumpers)
• 22nd » Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer (Rats & Star)
• 22nd » Doug Wimbish, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Living Colour and Tackhead)
• 23rd » Peter David, American author, actor, and screenwriter
• 23rd » Paolo Rossi, Italian footballer
• 24th » Hubie Brooks, American baseball player
• 25th » W. Daniel Hillis, American computer scientist, engineer, and author, founded the Thinking Machines Corporation
• 25th » Jamie Hyneman, American special effects designer and television host, founded M5 Industries
• 25th » Winfried Stradt, German footballer
• 25th » Kim Thompson, American publisher (d. 2013)
• 26th » Steve Butler, American race car driver
• 26th » Linda Hamilton, American actress
• 27th » Steve Archibald, Scottish footballer and manager
• 29th » Sebastian Coe, English sprinter and politician
• 29th » Suzzy Roche, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (The Roches)
• 30th » Trevor Morgan (footballer) or Trevor Morgan, English footballer and manager

Famous Deaths for September 1956

• 6th » Lee Jung-seob, North Korean painter (b. 1916)
• 7th » C. B. Fry, English cricketer, academic, and politician (b. 1872)
• 11th » Billy Bishop, Canadian colonel and pilot (b. 1894)
• 14th » Frederick Steep, Canadian soccer player (b. 1874)
• 18th » Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th List of Quebec premiers or Premier of Quebec (b. 1892)
• 21st » Bill Struth, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1875)
• 22nd » Frederick Soddy, English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
• 27th » Gerald Finzi, English composer and educator (b. 1901)
• 27th » Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American basketball player and golfer (b. 1911)
• 28th » William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing known as Boeing Company (b. 1881)

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