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Month October 1956 Calendar

About Month of October Calendar

  • October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.

    October symbols: The birthstones of Octoberare the tourmaline and opal. Its birth flower is the calendula. The zodiac signs for the month of October are Libra (until October 22) or Scorpio (October 23 onwards). October Star Stones: Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22). Planetary Stone: Sapphire; Lucky Charms: Opal, Sardonyx, Chrysolite; birthstone: pink Tourmaline, Opal. Scorpio (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21). Planetary Stone: Garnet, Ruby; Lucky Charms: Aquamarine, Beryl. October Mystical birthstone is Jasper. October Ayurvedic Birthstone is Opal.

Historical Events for October, 1956

  • Day of Week 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).
  • Day of Week 15th » Fortran, the first modern computer language, is shared with the coding community for the first time.
  • Day of Week 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.
  • Day of Week 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.
  • Day of Week 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.
  • Day of Week 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).
  • Day of Week 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.
  • Day of Week 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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