12 events found for 1956
American actress Grace Kelly (pictured) became the princess consort of Monaco upon her marriage to Rainier III
The first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland
In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser (pictured) was elected President of Egypt, a post he held until his death
Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed
A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium.
About 20,000 women marched on Pretoria, South Africa, to protest the introduction of pass laws for black women under…
Major League Baseball pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history.
The Queen Elizabeth Way, North America's first intercity divided highway, opens.
B. R. Ambedkar, a leader of India's "Untouchable" caste, publicly converted to Buddhism and became the leader of the…
The Hungarian Revolution began as a peaceful student demonstration that attracted thousands while marching through…
Israeli Border Police massacred 48 Arab citizens of Kafr Qasim, among them women and children who were returning from…
Following the nationalisation of the Egypt's Suez Canal, Israel, France, and the United Kingdom invaded the Sinai…