What Happened in 1956
58 historical events, 53 notable births, and 9 notable deaths in 1956.
Major Events
January 1956
1956 — year
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 — 1956 revolution in Hungary
1956 Winter Olympics — 7th edition of Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1956 Formula One season — sports season
Hundred Flowers Campaign — period in Chinese history
1956 AFC Asian Cup — football tournament
1956 South American Championship — football tournament
1956 Summer Olympics medal table
basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics — 1956 Olympic Summer Games competition
1956 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
football at the 1956 Summer Olympics — 1956 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games
1956 in film — overview of the events of 1956 in film
swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics
wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics
gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events at the Olympics
North Borneo at the 1956 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics — horseback riding events of the Summer Games of the 16th Olympiad, in Stockholm, Sweden, other events of the Summer Games taking place in Melbourne, Australia
rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta
ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics — 1956 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics — 1956 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
Ballon d'Or 1956 — annual football award event in France
field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics — 1956 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions
1956 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship — volleyball competition held in France
Miss Universe 1956 — 5th Miss Universe pageant
Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games
India at the 1956 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics — competitive cycling practiced during the 1956 Olympic Summer Games
fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics — Olympic Summer Games
1956 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics — 1956 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
1956 Argentine Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1956
Afghanistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics — Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Canada at the 1956 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics
12th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams
diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics
Japan at the 1956 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games
shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics — sporting event delegation
ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics — 1956 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games
May 1956
Eurovision Song Contest 1956 — 1st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
1956 Indianapolis 500 — 40th running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race
December 1956
Blood in the Water match — water polo match between Hungary and the USSR in 1956
Montgomery bus boycott — protest campaign against racial segregation on buses in Montgomery, Alabama
water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics — water polo at the Olympics
June 1956
Poznań 1956 protests — demonstration against the communist regime in Poland
1956 European Cup Final — association football match
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision — mid-air collision
March 1956
28th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1955
1956 Georgian demonstrations — anti-de-Stalinization protests in the Georgian SSR
November 1956
1956 United States presidential election — 43rd quadrennial U.S. presidential election
October 1956
Kafr Qasim massacre — 1956 massacre of Arab civilians by the Israeli Border Police