Historical figures in 1956

The atlas holds 87 people and 142 moments here, in 1956. The most recorded lives are Kim Il Sung, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Tunku Abdul Rahman. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika

    in 1956

    2 moments here

    Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…

  2. Abebe Bikila

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…

  3. Akira Kurosawa

    in 1956

    2 moments here

    Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor, and painter. Kurosawa directed 30 feature films between 1943 and 1993, including Rashomon, Seven…

  4. Alan MacDiarmid

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    New Zealand-American chemist and 2000 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, known for co-developing conductive polymers.…

  5. Albert Camus

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

  6. Albert Luthuli

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…

  7. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…

  8. Alfredo Di Stéfano

    in 1956

    3 moments here

    Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…

  9. Allan MacLeod Cormack

    in 1956

    2 moments here

    South African-born American physicist and academic whose mathematical work helped establish computed tomography.…

  10. Andy Warhol

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…

  11. Ariel Sharon

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Israeli military officer and politician. Sharon was born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine, served in major Israeli military campaigns from 1948…

  12. Augusto Pinochet

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…

  13. Bertrand Russell

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…

  14. Bhumibol Adulyadej

    in 1956

    3 moments here

    Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…

  15. Bingu wa Mutharika

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Malawian economist and politician who served as Malawi's third president from 2004 until his death in office in 2012.…

  16. Bob Hawke

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Australian trade-union leader and Labor politician who served as Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983 to 1991.…

  17. B. R. Ambedkar

    in 1956

    3 moments here

    Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…

  18. Bruce Lee

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and founder of Jeet Kune Do.…

  19. Carrie Fisher

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…

  20. Che Guevara

    in 1956

    4 moments here

    Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

  21. Chien-Shiung Wu

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…

  22. Chinghiz Aitmatov

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Kyrgyz author, public intellectual, and diplomat who wrote in Kyrgyz and Russian. His documented life connects his native Sheker and Soviet-era…

  23. Chinua Achebe

    in 1956

    1 moment here

    Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…

  24. Claude Simon

    in 1956

    2 moments here

    French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…

Moments

  1. 1956 Joined the National Liberation Army near Tlemcen Abdelaziz Bouteflika
  2. 1956 Military education at Dar El Kebdani Abdelaziz Bouteflika
  3. 1956 Armed Forces championship Abebe Bikila
  4. 1956 Throne of Blood filming in Izu Akira Kurosawa
  5. 1956 Throne of Blood production on Mount Fuji Akira Kurosawa
  6. 1956 Begins University of Pennsylvania career Alan MacDiarmid
  7. 1956 Civilian-truce appeal in Algiers Albert Camus
  8. 1956 Schoolteacher in Vladimir region Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  9. 1956 Small World Cup tournament Alfredo Di Stéfano
  10. 1956 Medical-physics work at Groote Schuur Hospital Allan MacLeod Cormack
  11. 1956 Sabbatical at Harvard Allan MacLeod Cormack
  12. 1956 World journey stop in Kyoto Andy Warhol
  13. 1956 Ecuadorian War Academy mission Augusto Pinochet
  14. 1956 School-leaving certificate at Dedza Secondary School Bingu wa Mutharika
  15. 1956 Doctoral studies at ANU Bob Hawke
  16. 1956 Transfer to St. Francis Xavier's College Bruce Lee
  17. 1956 Parity experiment at the National Bureau of Standards Chien-Shiung Wu
  18. 1956 Literature Institute residence Chinghiz Aitmatov
  19. 1956 BBC staff training Chinua Achebe
  20. 1956 Meeting Alain Robbe-Grillet at Royaumont Claude Simon
  21. 1956 Visit to Picasso at Antibes Claude Simon
  22. 1956 Theological training at St Peter's Desmond Tutu
  23. 1956 Child performer in Knoxville Dolly Parton
  24. 1956 Refused entry after landing in Johannesburg Doris Lessing
  25. 1956 Threat received in a Bulawayo café Doris Lessing
  26. 1956 Carnegie Hall triumph Édith Piaf
  27. 1956 Return to the University of Vienna Erwin Schrödinger
  28. 1956 Return for his father's funeral Federico Fellini
  29. 1956 Writing in the Latin Quarter Gabriel García Márquez
  30. 1956 Suez planning mission to France Golda Meir
  31. 1956 Pacific Palisades residence Grace Kelly
  32. 1956 Antibiotics facility visit with Nehru Indira Gandhi
  33. 1956 Residence in West Newton Isaac Asimov
  34. 1956 Algerian War service at Souk-el-Arba Jacques Chirac
  35. 1956 Study year at Harvard Jacques Derrida
  36. 1956 Banquet for Sukarno in Shanghai Jiang Qing
  37. 1956 University of Buenos Aires professorship Jorge Luis Borges
  38. 1956 British Grand Prix victory Juan Manuel Fangio
  39. 1956 German Grand Prix victory Juan Manuel Fangio
  40. 1956 Italian Grand Prix title clincher Juan Manuel Fangio
  41. 1956 Sebring 12-hour victory Juan Manuel Fangio
  42. 1956 New Frontier Hotel engagement Judy Garland
  43. 1956 Old Vic tour of Australia Katharine Hepburn
  44. 1956 Move to the CPSU apparatus Konstantin Chernenko
  45. 1956 First Congress of Black Writers and Artists Léopold Sédar Senghor
  46. 1956 Wyckoff Lecture at New York University Macfarlane Burnet
  47. 1956 Continued Bus Stop filming in Phoenix Marilyn Monroe
  48. 1956 Filmed Bus Stop in Sun Valley Marilyn Monroe
  49. 1956 Addresses crowd after home bombing Martin Luther King Jr.
  50. 1956 Returned to Uganda and joined UNC Milton Obote

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