Romanian Television First Broadcast in Bucharest, December 31, 1956

An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 crashes near Anadyr, killing all 12 people on board. Date: December 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Greek National Radical Union Formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis, January 4, 1956Romanian Television…

Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51. Date: July 25, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Marcinelle mining disaster in Belgium. 262 coal miners, including a substantial number of Italian migrant workers, were killed in one of the largest mining accidents in Belgian history. Date: August 8, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. This date is now celebrated as Republic Day in Pakistan. Date: March 23, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Soviet Troops Crush Hungarian Revolution, Thousands…

Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee. Date: March 1, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Tunisia Gains Independence from France, March 20, 1956Tunisia Gains Independence from France, March 20, 1956Hungarian Revolution: Secret Police…