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1956 In Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1956 in Iceland. Incumbents *President of Iceland, President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson *Prime Minister of Iceland, Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Hermann Jónasson Events Births *21 April – Jóhann Sigurðarson, actor and singer *16 May – Þorbergur Aðalsteinsson, handball player *29 May – Bjarni Friðriksson, judoka *06 June - Bubbi Morthens, musician *30 July – Árni Sigfússon, politician *15 August – Helgi Ólafsson, chess grandmaster *27 August – Magnús Bergs, footballer *21 September – Jón Gunnarsson, politician. Deaths References {{Year in Europe, 1956 1956 in Iceland, 1950s in Iceland 1956 by country, Iceland 1956 in Europe, Iceland Years of the 20th century in Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
