131 notable events from 1956 — air crashes, wars and murders. Page 1 of 2.
- Suez Crisis
Oct 29, 1956–Nov 7, 1956 · Egypt · War & armed conflict
- Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Oct 23, 1956–Nov 10, 1956 · Hungary · War & armed conflict
- COINTELPRO
Jan 1, 1956–Jan 1, 1971 · United States · Terrorism
- Tamil genocide
1956–2009 · Sri Lanka · Genocide & ethnic violence
- 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
Jun 30, 1956 · United States · Aviation accident
- 1956 Poznań protests
Jun 1956 · Poland · Crime & justice
- Peter Manuel
Jan 2, 1956–Jan 1, 1958 · Attack (other)
- 1956 Yahiko Shrine stampede
Jan 1, 1956 · Japan · Stampede & crowd crush
- Marcinelle mining disaster
Aug 8, 1956 · Belgium · Industrial & structural disaster
- Polish October
Oct 1956 · Poland · War & armed conflict
- Wu experiment
1956 · Science & concept
- Blood in the Water match
Dec 6, 1956 · Australia · War & armed conflict
- Pan Am Flight 6
Oct 16, 1956 · United States · Aviation accident
- Kafr Qasim massacre
Oct 29, 1956 · Israel · Massacre
- Soummam conference
Aug 20, 1956 · Algeria · War & armed conflict
- Murder of the Grimes sisters
Dec 28, 1956 · United States · Murder & homicide
- August faction incident
Aug 30, 1956 · North Korea · War & armed conflict
- Operation Musketeer (1956)
Nov 1956 · Egypt · War & armed conflict
- Cali explosion
Aug 7, 1956 · Colombia · Bombing & explosion
- Palestro ambush
May 18, 1956 · Algeria · War & armed conflict
- 1956 Georgian demonstrations
Mar 9, 1956 · Georgia · Massacre
- Scandal of the priest of Uruffe
Dec 3, 1956 · France · Crime & justice
- Rokken rail accident
Oct 15, 1956 · Japan · Rail accident
- Ribbon Creek incident
Apr 8, 1956 · United States · Crime & justice
- Peter Woodcock
Jan 1, 1956–Jan 1, 1957 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- Jesús Galíndez
Mar 12, 1956 · United States · Terrorism
- 1956 B-47 disappearance
Mar 10, 1956 · Italy · Disappearance
- Battle of Palmdale
Aug 16, 1956 · United States · Aviation accident
- 1956 Olympic flame hoax
1956 · Australia · Scandal & controversy
- French hijacking of the FLN plane
Oct 22, 1956 · Italy · Aviation accident
- Milk Bar Café bombing
Sep 30, 1956 · Algeria · Terrorism
- Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident
1956 · United Kingdom
- Executions of José León Suárez
Jun 9, 1956 · Argentina · Massacre
- Khan Yunis massacre
Nov 3, 1956 · Palestine · Massacre
- Shonai incident
Feb 2, 1956 · Japan · Epidemic & disease
- 1956 anti-Tamil pogrom
Jun 11, 1956 · Sri Lanka · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Raymond Snowden
Sep 22, 1956 · Attack (other)
- Murder of Peter Weinberger
Jul 4, 1956 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Maurice Gateaux
Jan 1, 1956–Jan 1, 1967 · Murder & homicide
- José William Aranguren
Jan 1, 1956–Jan 1, 1964 · Colombia · Murder & homicide
- 1956 Rafah massacre
Nov 12, 1956 · Palestine · Massacre
- Valle uprising
Jun 9, 1956–Jun 13, 1956 · Argentina · War & armed conflict
- 1956 Hong Kong riots
Oct 10, 1956–Oct 12, 1956 · Hong Kong · Riot & unrest
- Convent Crash
May 15, 1956 · Canada · Aviation accident
- RAF Lakenheath nuclear weapons accidents
Jul 27, 1956 · United Kingdom · Aviation accident
- 1956 Amorgos earthquake
Jul 9, 1956 · Greece · Earthquake
- Ginza mother and daughter murder case
Jan 18, 1956 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9
Dec 9, 1956 · Canada · Aviation accident
- 1956 London Heathrow Avro Vulcan crash
Oct 1, 1956 · United Kingdom · Aviation accident
- Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2
Apr 2, 1956 · United States · Aviation accident
- Kumamoto manju shop couple murder incident
Jan 12, 1956 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 1956 Nagahama bus crash
Jan 28, 1956 · Japan · Road accident
- Linee Aeree Italiane Flight 451 (1956)
Nov 24, 1956 · France · Aviation accident
- Genocide of Indigenous peoples in Paraguay
1956–1989 · Paraguay · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Operation Tarnegol
Oct 28, 1956 · Italy · War & armed conflict
- 1956 Ariyalur train accident
Nov 23, 1956 · India · Rail accident
- Murder of the Ormesher Sisters
1956 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- 1956 Atlantic R6D-1 disappearance
Oct 10, 1956 · Brazil · Aviation accident
- Bibai mother-child robbery and murder case
Nov 20, 1956 · Japan · Crime & justice
- Attack on Tayba Street
Aug 10, 1956 · Algeria · Murder & homicide
- Jeremiah McCray
Jan 1, 1956–Jan 1, 1958 · Murder & homicide
- Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (June 1956)
Jun 20, 1956 · United States · Aviation accident
- McKee refinery fire
Jul 29, 1956 · United States · Fire
- Shafrir synagogue shooting
Apr 11, 1956 · Israel · Massacre
- 1956 Kano Airport BOAC Argonaut crash
Jun 24, 1956 · Nigeria · Aviation accident
- TWA Flight 400
Apr 1, 1956 · United States · Aviation accident
- Jacareacanga Revolt
Feb 10, 1956–Feb 29, 1956 · Brazil · War & armed conflict
- 1956 Meknes massacres
Oct 23, 1956–Oct 28, 1956 · Morocco · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Great Fire of Uozu
Sep 10, 1956 · Japan · Fire
- 1956 Murray River flood
1956 · Australia · Natural disaster
- 1956 Mahbubnagar train accident
Sep 2, 1956 · India · Rail accident
- Sylvania Electric Products explosion
Jul 2, 1956 · United States · Bombing & explosion
- Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (November 1956)
Nov 27, 1956 · Venezuela · Aviation accident
- Ekité Massacre
Dec 31, 1956 · Cameroon · Massacre
- Bornitz train collision
Feb 25, 1956 · Germany · Rail accident
- Peter Hößl
Jan 1, 1956–Jan 1, 1960 · Murder & homicide
- Cedar train wreck
Jan 23, 1956 · United States · Rail accident
- Haitian Embassy in Cuba massacre
Oct 29, 1956 · Cuba · Massacre
- 1956 Shin-Koiwa Station FJ-2 crash
Feb 3, 1956 · Japan · Aviation accident
- 1956 McDonald Chapel tornado
Apr 15, 1956 · United States · Natural disaster
- 1956 riots in Iraq
1956 · Iraq · Riot & unrest
- 1956 Swissair Convair CV-440 crash
Jul 15, 1956 · Ireland · Aviation accident
- 1956 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano hijacking
Sep 28, 1956 · Aviation accident
- United States Air Force Flight 441/13
Jul 13, 1956 · United States · Aviation accident
- Beni Oudjehane massacre
May 11, 1956 · Algeria · Massacre
- 1956 Hawker Hunter multiple aircraft accident
Feb 8, 1956 · Aviation accident
- Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304
Jul 9, 1956 · United States · Aviation accident
- 1956 Anjar earthquake
Jul 21, 1956 · India · Earthquake
- Ramat Rachel shooting attack
Sep 23, 1956 · Israel · Terrorism
- Negev desert road ambush
Oct 4, 1956 · Israel · War & armed conflict
- Monte Giner air accident
Dec 22, 1956 · Italy · Aviation accident
- Braathens SAFE Flight 253
Nov 7, 1956 · Norway · Aviation accident
- 1956 Cuban coup attempt
Apr 4, 1956 · Cuba · War & armed conflict
- 1956 Budapest earthquake
Jan 12, 1956 · Hungary · Earthquake
- 1956 Cairo TAI Douglas DC-6 crash
Feb 20, 1956 · Egypt · Aviation accident
- 1956 Santiago rail crash
Feb 14, 1956 · Chile · Rail accident
- Malév Flight 387
Jul 13, 1956 · Germany · Crime & justice
- 1956 Chim earthquake
Mar 16, 1956 · Lebanon · Earthquake
- 1956 San Nicolas murders
Oct 11, 1956 · Philippines · Murder & homicide
- 1956 Żurrieq Avro York crash
Feb 18, 1956 · Malta · Aviation accident