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Tuesday July 10, 1956
US date format: 7/10/1956, UK date format: 10/7/1956
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Cancer (see birth chart 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 Comfort Me With Apples by Peter De Vries was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Man Against Crime.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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High Society
Directed by: Charles Walters
Starring: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm
Country: United States of America
La escondida
Directed by: Roberto Gavaldón
Starring: María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, Andrés Soler, Arturo Martínez
It Conquered the World
Directed by: Roger Corman
Starring: Peter Graves, Beverly Garland, Lee Van Cleef, Sally Fraser
Santiago
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Starring: Alan Ladd, Rossana Podestà, Lloyd Nolan, Chill Wills
A Strange Adventure
Directed by: William Witney
Starring: Joan Evans, Ben Cooper, Marla English, Jan Merlin
Historical Events
Which were the important events of July 10, 1956?
- Mauritania - Armed Forces Day
- Bahamas - Independence Day
- Silence Day - celebrated by followers of Meher Baba
- Ancient Latvia - Septinu Bralu Diena observed
Holidays
- 23rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Events
- Frank Stapleton
- JRobin Reed: American editor of "Cosmic Connection",...
- Tom McClintock: American lawyer and politician.
Famous Birthday
- Joe Giard: American baseball player (Born 1898).
Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of July 10, 1956?
- George Cates - Moonglow And Theme From Picnic
Top #1 songs in the USA
- 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
Top #5 songs in the UK
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
Man Against Crime
Opportunity Knocks
Directed by: Donald Petrie
Adventure Theater
Panorama
Lui e lei
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
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
Comfort Me With Apples
By: Peter De Vries
A laugh-out-loud novel about teenage pretensions and adult delusions from an author whom the New York Times has called “a Balzac of the station wagon set” Chick Swallow and his best
How To Live 365 Days A Year
By: John A. Schindler
One of the great self-help books of all time, How to Live 365 Days a Year has sold more than 1 million copies and has been translated into 13 languages.
Profiles In Courage
By: John F. Kennedy
Written in 1955 by the then junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage served as a clarion call to every American.
Ten North Frederick
By: John O'Hara
The National Book Award–winning novel by the writer whom Fran Lebowitz called “the real F. Scott Fitzgerald”Joe Chapin led a storybook life. A successful small-town lawyer with a beautiful wife, two over-achieving children, and aspirations to be president, he seemed …
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