6 events found for 1956
American actress Grace Kelly (pictured) became the princess consort of Monaco upon her marriage to Rainier III
The first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland
In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser (pictured) was elected President of Egypt, a post he held until his death
Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed
A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium.
About 20,000 women marched on Pretoria, South Africa, to protest the introduction of pass laws for black women under…