* Austin Osman Spare ( 1886 – 1956 ), English artist and magician

* 1956 – Sebastian Spreng, Argentinean artist and journalist

* 1956 – Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and administrator

* 1956 – Andy García, Cuban actor

* 1956 – Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer

* 1956 – Former Vice President and Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.

* 1956 – Lars von Trier, Danish director

* 1956 – After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.

* 1956 – Stepfanie Kramer, American actress

* 1878 – Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author ( d. 1956 )

* 1956 – Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author

* 1956 – Jim Neidhart, American wrestler

* 1956 – Isabel Pantoja, Spanish singer

* 2003 – Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer ( b. 1956 )

* 1956 – Tom Leykis, American radio host

* 1956 – Kirk Brandon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny and Dead Men Walking )

* 1956 – Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer

* 1956 –, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas.

Prominent leaders include co-founders Lucien Febvre ( 1878 – 1956 ) and Marc Bloch ( 1886 – 1944 ).

* 1867 – Emil Nolde, German painter ( d. 1956 )

* 1956 – Chris Foreman, English guitarist and songwriter ( Madness )

* 1956 – David Grant, English singer ( Linx )

* 1956 – Branscombe Richmond, American actor

* 1956 – Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress

* Wim Volkers ( 1956 – 58 )

His albums also became more popular, and he was featured on ABC-TV's The Eddy Arnold Show during the summer of 1956 ; as well as on Country Music Jubilee in 1957 and 58 ( by then renamed Jubilee USA ).

In the 20th century it was reintroduced, and Venerable Pope Pius XII ( 1939 – 58 ) announced his beatification on 7 October 1956.

A strong demand for new residential and commercial areas drove to extreme urban expansion and architectural renewal, that has produced some of the major milestones in the city's architectural history, including Gio Ponti's Pirelli Tower ( 1956 – 60 ), Velasca Tower ( 1956 – 58 ), and the creation of brand new residential satellite towns, as well as huge amounts of low quality public housings.

The first truly successful container shipping company dates to April 26, 1956, when American trucking entrepreneur McLean put 58 containers aboard a refitted tanker ship, the, and sailed them from Newark to Houston.

In 1956, after a final convalescent period in the French Alps, Joliot-Curie was admitted to the Curie hospital in Paris where she died on 17 March at the age of 58 from leukemia.

Gatwick handled 186, 172 passengers during its first seven months of operation following the 1956 – 58 reconstruction.

Jersey Village incorporated on April 16, 1956, with all 58 votes in favor of incorporation and a volunteer police force.

According to Nikita Khrushchev's 1956 speech, " On the Personality Cult and its Consequences ," and more recent findings, a great number of accusations, notably those presented at the Moscow show trials, were based on forced confessions, often obtained by torture, and on loose interpretations of Article 58 of the RSFSR Penal Code, which dealt with counter-revolutionary crimes.

The wettest year was 1991 with 16. 04 inches and the dryest year was 1956 with 3. 58 inches.

* Catalogue d ' oiseaux (" Bird catalogue "), piano ( 1956 – 58 )

Winning the First Division title again that season meant that they secured qualification for the 1957 – 58 tournament, and their successful cup run in 1956 – 57 meant that they were one of the favourites to win it.

By 1956 Scott was 58 years old, an age where the careers of most leading men would be winding down.

The dashboard was revised twice ; the binnacle surrounding the steering column was replaced by a central panel with twin dials towards the driver's side in 1956 ; the last from 1959 had twin dials in a binnacle in front of the driver and ' magic ribbon ' AC speedo similar to the 1957 E-series Vauxhall Velox / Cresta and ' 58 /' 59 PA models, and included a glovebox.

Tal made three appearances for the USSR at Student Olympiads, from 1956 – 58, winning three team gold medals and three board gold medals.

It was started in 1937 and finally published 1956 – 58, delayed several times by war and his work on other texts.

22, No. 1 ( Feb., 1956 ), pp. 48 – 58 in JSTOR

* 1956 – 57 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1957 – 58 Northern Rugby Football League season

* Ayrshire First Division winners: 1921 – 22, 1928 – 29, 1932 – 33, 1948 – 49, 1950 – 51, 1954 – 55, 1956 – 57, 1957 – 58, 1960 – 61, 1969 – 70, 1970 – 71, 1988 – 89, 1993 – 94

Sapphire films were commissioned to make four other series by Lew Grade, The Adventures of Sir Lancelot ( 1956 / 57 ) ( broadcast by NBC on Monday nights at 8. 00pm ), The Bucaneers ( 1956 / 57 ) ( broadcast by CBS on Saturday nights at 7. 30pm ), Sword of Freedom ( 1957 / 58 ), and The Four Just Men ( 1958 / 59 ).

Professor Goodwin was among the early leaders of the Nature Conservancy, serving as its president from 1956 – 58 and 1964-66.

A 39 year unbroken membership of the league was begun and Caernarfon Town won the championship in 1946 – 47 and 1965 – 66 and finished runners-up in both 1956 – 57 and 1957 – 58 and once again in 1972 – 73.