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January 1956

The following events occurred in January 1956: January 1, 1956 (Sunday)The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ended, with the Republic of Sudan becoming an independent nation after nearly 136 years of union with Egypt and 56 years of British occupation.Carl Perkins's record "Blue Suede Shoes" was released in the United States and would rise to the top of the charts within weeks.A stampede during a New Year's event at the Yahiko Shrine in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, resulted in 124 deaths and 77 people injured.Possession of heroin became a criminal offence in the United Kingdom.Born:Christine Lagarde, French lawyer, politician and managing director of the International Monetary Fund; in ParisKōji Yakusho, Japanese actor; in NagasakiJanuary 2, 1956 (Monday)The French legislative election, brought forward from June by Edgar Faure using a constitutional sanction, resulted in a coalition government led by Guy Mollet.The British collier shipCitrine sank off The Lizard, Cornwall.

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