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23 December 1956 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 December 1956 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Just Walking in the Rain” by Johnnie Ray.
- Top Film of 1956
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1956 was The Ten Commandments.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 December 1956 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 December 1956 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 23 December
- 1947 The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
- 1954 First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.
- 1955 The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres.
- 1968 The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.
- 1970 The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 417 metres (1,368 ft), making it the tallest building in the world.
Famous people born on 23 December
- Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach (born 1963)
- Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1964)
- Corey Haim, Canadian actor (1971–2010)
- Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1956 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1956 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 17 February – The Midlands becomes the first region outside of London to receive ITV when ATV Midlands begins broadcasting; ABC, the weekend station, launches the following day.
- 3 May – Granada Television begins broadcasting with a base in Manchester, extending ITV's coverage to Northern England and later Yorkshire.
- 8 May – First performance of John Osborne's play Look Back in Anger by the newly formed English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre. Alan Bates has his first major role as Cliff.
Life in 1956
Prime Minister
Anthony Eden
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
9p
Loaf of Bread
6p
Average House
£2,140
Weekly Wage
£11.05
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Richard E. Grant5 May 1957ActorView their day →Gary Oldman21 March 1958Actor & filmmakerView their day →Anthony Head20 February 1954ActorView their day →Phil Collins30 January 1951Drummer & singerView their day →Bonnie Tyler8 June 1951SingerView their day →Liam Neeson7 June 1952ActorView their day →Emma Thompson15 April 1959Actress & screenwriterView their day →Rowan Atkinson6 January 1955Actor & comedianView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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