* 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

Bob could draw " a thousand people on Monday night between 1950 and 1952, but he could not do that by 1956.

* 1952: I Love Lucy ( 3 episodes, 1952 – 1956 ) ... aka " Lucy in Connecticut "-USA ( rerun title ) ... aka " The Sunday Lucy Show "-USA ( rerun title ) ... aka " The Top Ten Lucy Show " – USA ( rerun title ) – Lucy and Bob Hope ( 1956 ) TV episode ( performer: " Nobody Loves the Ump " ( uncredited )) – Ricky's European Booking ( 1955 ) TV episode ( performer: " Forever, Darling " ( uncredited )) – Cuban Pals ( 1952 ) TV episode ( performer: " The Lady in Red ", " Similau ")

* 1956 – Bob Speller, Canadian politician

* Bob Welch ( baseball ) ( born 1956 ), American baseball pitcher

On December 8, 1956, two examples on the same broadcast were " Nuttin ' for Christmas ," which became a vehicle for Rocky Rockwell dressed in a child's outfit, and Elvis Presley's " Don't Be Cruel ," which was sung by violinist Bob Lido, wearing fake Presley-style sideburns.

The 1956 film The Iron Petticoat, starring Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn, borrows heavily from Ninotchka.

* Bob Kearney ( born 1956 ), former American professional baseball player

The photos, taken between 1956 and 1965 show early moments from Elvis, Bob Dylan, and The Beatles.

* Bob Roggy ( 1956 – 1986 ), athlete who set the American javelin throw record in the early 1980s.

" Bob Dixon was the first announcer in 1956, followed by Herbert Duncan.

Weekly broadcasts of the show commenced in 1956, with Bob Barker.

The most famous films he directed were Li ' l Abner ( 1959 ), the Danny Kaye film The Court Jester ( 1956 ), and the Bob Hope film How to Commit Marriage ( 1969 ).

From the late 1940s he played in more prestigious pictures, including Captain from Castile starring Tyrone Power, Key Largo with Humphrey Bogart, ( 1948 ), Lust for Gold with Glenn Ford ( 1949 ), Broken Arrow ( 1950 ) with James Stewart, War Arrow ( 1953 ) with Maureen O ' Hara, Jeff Chandler and Noah Beery, Jr., Drums Across the River ( 1954 ), Walk the Proud Land ( 1956 ) with Audie Murphy and Anne Bancroft, Alias Jesse James ( 1959 ) with Bob Hope, and Indian Paint ( 1964 ) with Johnny Crawford.

* Bob Weber – Bass 1949 – 1956

— by " Irving Vermyn " Capp, Bob Lubbers & Dave Lambert ( 1956 ) General Music Publishing Co.

In 1956, following a 17 − 0 loss to USC, Hayes threw a punch at Los Angeles Examiner sportswriter Al Bine, but missed and punched the brother of Pasadena Independent sports editor Bob Shafer in the back.

: Bob Friend, 3 ( 1956 – 1958 )

: Bob Friend, 3 ( 1956 – 1958 )

: 5 Bob Lemon ( 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956 )

Robert " Bob " Speller, PC ( born February 29, 1956 ) is a Canadian politician.

Robert Lane " Bob " Saget ( born May 17, 1956 ) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and television host.

Those working on the syndicated newspaper panel after Ripley included Joe Campbell ( 1946 – 1956 ), Art Sloggatt ( 1917 – 1975 ), Clem Gretter ( 1941 – 1949 ), Carl Dorese, Bob Clarke ( 1943 – 1944 ), Stan Randall, Paul Frehm ( 1938 – 1978 ; he became the full time artist in 1949 ) and his brother Walter Frehm ( 1948 – 1989 ); Walter worked part time with his brother Paul and became a full time Ripley artist from 1978 – 1989.

To Tell the Truth is an American television panel game show created by Bob Stewart and produced by Goodson-Todman Productions that has aired in various forms since 1956 both on networks and in syndication.