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| Years: 1953 1954 1955 - 1956 - 1957 1958 1959 | |
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| CenturiesMillennia These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. The individual century pages contain lists of decades and years. See history for different organizations of historical events. See Calendar and List of calendars for other groupings of y: 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended - 20th century19th century 20th century 21st century more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901- 2000 in the sense of the Gre - 21st century20th century 21st century 22nd century other centuries) Definition In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing, lasting from 2001- 2100. The 21st centur 1956 in artSee also 1955 in art, other events of 1956, 1957 in art, list of years in art, List_of_art_events. Deaths August 11 Jackson Pollock 1956. 1956 in aviationThis is a list of aviation-related events from 1956: Events March March 10 Lt Cdr Peter Twiss sets a new airspeed record in the Fairey Delta FD. 2, also becoming the first person to exceed 1,000 mph. His top speed is 1,132 mph (1,821 km/h). May May 21 a B 1956 in filmSee also 1955 in film 1956 1957 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events November 15 The film Love Me Tender starring Elvis Presley (his first film) opens. Top grossing films :North America # Guys and Dolls The King and I # Trapeze # tie High Socie 1956 in literatureSee also 1955 in literature, other events of 1956, 1957 in literature, list of years in literature. Events Writing under the pseudonym of Emile Ajar author Romain Gary becomes the only person to ever win the Prix Goncourt twice. Finished in 1952, Egyptian 1956 in music 1956 in radio 1956 in science 1956 in sports 1956 in television | |
1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. (see link for calendar)