The temperature on May 3, 1956 was between 2.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 25 » In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.
March 1 » Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
April 3 » Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
June 28 » in Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.
October 17 » Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne in the chess Game of the Century.
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