Saturday December 22, 1956: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 12/22/1956, UK date format: 22/12/1956

December 22nd, 1956 was the 357th day of the year 1956 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Capricorn. The day of the week was Saturday.

Famous birthdays on this day include Philippe Harel and Cojo in Columbus.

The number one song in US was Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino. Just Walkin' In The Rain by Johnnie Ray was #1 song in the UK.

Carnival in Moscow, directed by Eldar Ryazanov, was one of the most viewed movie released in 1956 while These Thousand Hills by A.B. Guthrie Jr was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Hit Parade.

The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Anthony Eden (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

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December 22, 1956 Events

What happened on December 22, 1956?


Historical Events

  • New Faces of 1956 closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 221 performances
  • Last British / French troops leave Egypt
  • Colo is born, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity.

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December 22, 1956 Famous Birthdays


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December 22, 1956 Zodiac


Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

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Capricorn

Capricorn personality

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn

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Chinese Zodiac

Monkey chinese zodiac sign

Sign: Monkey

Element: Fire

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December 22, 1956 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was December 22, 1956?


The day of the week was Saturday.

December 22nd marks the 356th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 1956.

There are 9 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

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December 22, 1956 Holidays and Observances

What is special on December 22, 1956?


Holidays

  • R.C. Saints - commemoration of Frances Xavier Cabrini
  • Spain: the main draw of Spanish National Lottery, where it is a Christmas tradition.
  • Astrology: First day of sun sign Capricorn
  • In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs on or very close to this date. In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs around this time.
  • Also see December 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Japan - T?ji (winter solstice)
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Music charts

What was the number one song on December 22, 1956? Which were the top hits on December 22, 1956?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Blueberry Hill
  2. - A Rose And A Baby Ruth
  3. - Hey! Jealous Lover
  4. - Love Me
  5. - The Green Door

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Just Walkin' In The Rain
  2. - Rock Around The Clock
  3. - The Green Door
  4. - Singing The Blues
  5. - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

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Carnival in Moscow

Carnival in Moscow

Release year: 1956

Directed by: Eldar Ryazanov

Starring: Igor Ilyinsky, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Yuri Belov, Georgiy Kulikov

Full of Life

Full of Life

Release year: 1956

Directed by: Richard Quine

Starring: Judy Holliday, Richard Conte, Salvatore Baccaloni, Esther Minciotti

It's Great to Be Young!

It's Great to Be Young!

Release year: 1956

Directed by: Cyril Frankel

Starring: John Mills, Cecil Parker, John Salew, Elizabeth Kentish

Rodan

Rodan

Release year: 1956

Directed by: Ishirô Honda

Starring: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Akio Kobori

Checkpoint

Checkpoint

Release year: 1956

Directed by: Ralph Thomas

Starring: Anthony Steel, Odile Versois, Stanley Baker, James Robertson Justice

TV Series

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Hit Parade

Hit Parade

Release year: 1956

Directed by: Joe Casey

Wedding Day

Wedding Day

Release year: 1956

Directed by: Andre Gordon

Give Us This Day

Give Us This Day

Release year: 1956

Directed by: Adam Stern

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Release year: 1956

Directed by: Robert Stevenson

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Release year: 1956

Directed by: Alastair Reid

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Books

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These Thousand Hills by A.B. Guthrie Jr

These Thousand Hills

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The story of the Old West in the future

The Life Of The Party by Bennett Cerf

The Life Of The Party

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The Life of the Party

This Hallowed Ground by Bruce Catton

This Hallowed Ground

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Bruce Catton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, first published the classic Civil War account in 1955. It captures both the dramatic scope of the epic struggle and intimate experience of that epic struggle all in one volume.

Water, Water Everywhere by Emily Kimbrough

Water, Water Everywhere

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Enjoyment of gay adventures and mishaps on a trip.

The Tribe That Lost Its Head by Nicholas Monsarrat

The Tribe That Lost Its Head

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The British Protectorate of Pharamaul is located five hundred miles from the coast of Africa. It was governed by Whitehall and a few dedicated British civilians.

Birth chart on this day

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December 22, 1956 Lunar and Planetary phase


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Last Quarter

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