February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
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 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
November 3 » France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
Day of death October 4, 1956
The temperature on October 4, 1956 was between 6.3 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
April 19 » Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.
May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
October 15 » FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
November 12 » In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip.
November 12 » Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.
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