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March 1956

The following events occurred in March1956: March 1, 1956 (Thursday)The NATO phonetic alphabet (the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet) was drafted by the International Air Transport Association for the International Civil Aviation Organization.In Washington, D.C., United States, a replica of the Discus Thrower was dedicated; it was a gift from the Italian government to acknowledge the return of art objects looted during World War II.The National People's Army of East Germany was formed.Born:Tim Daly, US actor; in New York CityDalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, President (2009-2019); in VilniusMarch 2, 1956 (Friday)Morocco reached agreement with France, ending the protectorate, to become the independent "Kingdom of Morocco".While rehearsing for a coming air show, four Canadair Sabre fighter planes of the Sky Lancers aerobatics team of No. 4 Wing, Royal Canadian Air Force, based in West Germany, crashed in the Upper Rhine Valley southwest of Strasbourg, France, while performing a loop in formation; all four pilots were killed, and RCAF aerobatic flying stopped.Born:Eduardo Rodríguez, Bolivian politician, President 2005–06; in CochabambaDied:Fred Merkle, 67, American baseball player whose failure to touch second base on what should have been a game-winning hit in a September 1908 game against the Chicago Cubs cost the New York Giants the National League pennant that year.March 3, 1956 (Saturday)A state election in New South Wales, Australia, resulted in the Australian Labor Party, under incumbent Premier Joseph Cahill, retaining a majority over a coalition of the Liberal and Country parties.March 4, 1956 (Sunday)Popular demonstrations began in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, protesting against Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.Elections to the National Constituent Assembly took place in South Vietnam.

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