The temperature on November 20, 1956 was between -2.2 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
April 30 » Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
September 16 » TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
September 25 » TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
October 21 » The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya is defeated.
October 31 » Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
Day of burial November 23, 1956
The temperature on November 23, 1956 was between -3.7 °C and -0.3 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
March 1 » The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
April 2 » As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
April 30 » Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
October 31 » Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Revolutionary Headquarters is established in Hungary. Following Imre Nagy's announcement of October 30, banned non-Communist political parties are reformed, and the MDP is replaced by the MSZMP. József Mindszenty is released from prison. The Soviet Politburo makes the decision to crush the Revolution.
December 4 » The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.
December 6 » A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
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