March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of death May 2, 1956
The temperature on May 2, 1956 was between 0.6 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 26 » Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland.
March 1 » Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
March 9 » Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.
May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
June 23 » The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.
July 16 » Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
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