Tuesday 10 July 1956
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Cancer (see planets position on July 10, 1956). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Frank Stapleton and JRobin Reed.
In UK I'll Be Home by Pat Boone was in the top 5 hits.
High Society, directed by Charles Walters, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1956
while The Birth Of Britain by Winston S. Churchill was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Man Against Crime.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1956 or at July 10 across the years.
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of 10 July 1956 ?
Holidays:
- Mauritania - Armed Forces Day
- Bahamas - Independence Day
- Silence Day - celebrated by followers of Meher Baba
- Ancient Latvia - Septinu Bralu Diena observed
Famous Birthdays:
- Frank Stapleton
- JRobin Reed: American editor of "Cosmic Connection", a Mensa astrology-SIG.
- Tom McClintock: American lawyer and politician.
Famous Deaths:
- Joe Giard: American baseball player (Born 1898).
Facts:
- 23rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
- 650,000 US steel workers go on strike
- The British House of Lords defeats the abolition of the death penalty.
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Planetary positions on this day
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in July 1956?
- LIFE: Diplomats daughter
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: David McDonald -- July 9, 1956
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7469
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1956
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of July 1956 ?
Top #1 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Pat Boone - I'll Be Home
- Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
- Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
- All Star Hit Parade (EP) - Various Artists
- I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas / Bluebottle Blues - The Goons
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Birth Of Britain
The Birth of Britain is the first volume of A History of the English Speaking Peoples, the immensely popular and eminently readable four-volume work by Winston Churchill.
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Gift From The Sea
In this inimitable, beloved classic—graceful, lucid and lyrical—Anne Morrow Lindbergh shares her meditations on youth and age; love and marriage; peace, solitude and contentment as she set them down during a
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Song Of America
Fascinating Narrative Of An Armenian Immigrant And The Inspiring Meaning He Found In American Way Of Life.
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A Walk On The Wild Side
With its depictions of the downtrodden prostitutes, bootleggers, and hustlers of Perdido Street in the old French Quarter of 1930s New Orleans, A Walk in the Wild Side has found a
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