The temperature on April 14, 1956 was between 5.2 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain during 8.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 20 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
March 1 » The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
May 1 » A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
September 13 » The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
November 7 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.
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