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Here is a list of events and notable dates concerning the year 1956. You can jump to various months with the toolbar below:

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January

• January 3: Mel Gibson is born (Actors)
• January 9: Imelda Staunton is born (Actors)
• January 21: Geena Davis is born (Actors)

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February

• February 3: Nathan Lane is born (Actors)
• February 5: Invasion of the Body Snatchers opens in theaters (Movies)

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March

• March 13: Dana Delany is born (Actors), (Voice Artists)
• March 25: World Without End opens in theaters (Movies)

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April

• April 18: Eric Roberts is born (Actors)
• April 23: Caroline Thompson is born (Screenwriters)
• April 26: The Creature Walks Among Us opens in U.S. theaters (Movies)
• April 27: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! opens in U.S. theaters (Movies)

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May

• May 30: (fictional) John Locke is born (Characters) (Lost)

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June

• June 4: Keith David is born (Actors)
• June 24: Joe Penny is born (Actors)
• June 26: Tim Russ is born (Actors)

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July

• July 1: Alan Ruck is born (Actors)
• July 12: Mel Harris is born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
• July 15: It Conquered the World opens in theaters (Movies)
• July 16: Jerry Doyle is born (Actors)
• July 21: Satellite in the Sky opens in theaters (movie)

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August

• August 12: Bruce Greenwood is born (Actor)

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September

• September 6: Alex Raymond dies (Comics Artists)
• September 20: Gary Cole is born (Actors)
• September 26: Linda Hamilton is born (Actors)

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October

October undated:

• The Silver Age Flash makes his first comic book appearance (Comics)

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• October 5: The Ten Commandments opens in theatres (Movies)
• October 21: Carrie Fisher is born (Actors) (Star Wars)

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November

• November 3: Gary Ross is born (Screenwriters)
• November 20: Bo Derek is born Actors

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December

• December 15: The Trollenberg Terror debuts (UK) TV Series
• December 26: Holmes Herbert dies (Actors)

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