The temperature on July 23, 1956 was between 12.7 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (15%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
June 11 » Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
June 20 » A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.
July 13 » The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
October 17 » Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne in the chess Game of the Century.
October 28 » Elvis Presley receives a polio vaccination on national TV.
December 19 » Irish-born physician John Bodkin Adams is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges.
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