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January 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 death
4 centenaries
1 transition
48 birthdays

2

1 death
37 birthdays

3

37 birthdays

4

1 centenary
24 birthdays

5

34 birthdays

6

33 birthdays

7

1 death
3 centenaries
30 birthdays

8

1 birth
29 birthdays

9

2 centenaries
31 birthdays

10

2 centenaries
37 birthdays

11

4 centenaries
25 birthdays

12

2 births
1 centenary
36 birthdays

13

1 centenary
27 birthdays

14

1 death
3 centenaries
32 birthdays

15

1 birth
29 birthdays

16

2 centenaries
35 birthdays

17

2 centenaries
29 birthdays

18

32 birthdays

19

1 death
1 transition
36 birthdays

20

1 birth
23 birthdays

21

1 death
2 centenaries
22 birthdays

22

1 centenary
38 birthdays

23

1 centenary
32 birthdays

24

2 centenaries
37 birthdays

25

3 centenaries
29 birthdays

26

1 death
2 centenaries
36 birthdays

27

2 centenaries
36 birthdays

28

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
29 birthdays

29

2 centenaries
39 birthdays

30

2 centenaries
32 birthdays

31

2 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
35 birthdays


February 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 death
1 centenary
26 birthdays

2

1 death
4 centenaries
42 birthdays

3

1 centenary
25 birthdays

4

1 marriage
3 centenaries
29 birthdays

5

2 centenaries
37 birthdays

6

1 death
3 centenaries
33 birthdays

7

1 birth
1 death
3 centenaries
2 elections
31 birthdays

8

1 death
37 birthdays

9

1 centenary
35 birthdays

10

2 centenaries
30 birthdays

11

35 birthdays

12

1 marriage
1 death
2 centenaries
36 birthdays

13

1 centenary
34 birthdays

14

2 centenaries
1 election
41 birthdays

15

1 death
2 centenaries
32 birthdays

16

1 centenary
34 birthdays

17

1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
30 birthdays

18

3 centenaries
27 birthdays

19

1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
19 birthdays

20

2 centenaries
1 election
33 birthdays

21

1 birth
34 birthdays

22

1 centenary
36 birthdays

23

29 birthdays

24

35 birthdays

25

1 centenary
37 birthdays

26

32 birthdays

27

1 transition
38 birthdays

28

2 deaths
1 transition
26 birthdays

29

1 death
3 centenaries
7 birthdays


March 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 centenary
2 transitions
24 birthdays

2

1 death
1 centenary
36 birthdays

3

2 centenaries
37 birthdays

4

1 death
5 centenaries
32 birthdays

5

1 centenary
31 birthdays

6

1 centenary
1 election
33 birthdays

7

1 birth
1 centenary
32 birthdays

8

1 birth
1 centenary
32 birthdays

9

28 birthdays

10

1 marriage
2 centenaries
29 birthdays

11

5 centenaries
34 birthdays

12

1 centenary
28 birthdays

13

3 centenaries
25 birthdays

14

1 centenary
28 birthdays

15

4 centenaries
43 birthdays

16

1 centenary
34 birthdays

17

2 centenaries
37 birthdays

18

2 centenaries
22 birthdays

19

2 centenaries
30 birthdays

20

1 death
4 centenaries
36 birthdays

21

1 death
3 centenaries
19 birthdays

22

1 centenary
34 birthdays

23

3 centenaries
35 birthdays

24

2 centenaries
29 birthdays

25

2 centenaries
20 birthdays

26

2 centenaries
45 birthdays

27

28 birthdays

28

44 birthdays

29

40 birthdays

30

30 birthdays

31

3 deaths
1 centenary
27 birthdays


April 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 centenary
34 birthdays

2

1 marriage
1 death
32 birthdays

3

21 birthdays

4

2 centenaries
1 transition
44 birthdays

5

32 birthdays

6

2 births
2 centenaries
27 birthdays

7

1 death
3 centenaries
37 birthdays

8

2 centenaries
34 birthdays

9

27 birthdays

10

26 birthdays

11

1 death
31 birthdays

12

1 centenary
34 birthdays

13

1 death
1 centenary
32 birthdays

14

2 centenaries
27 birthdays

15

1 death
34 birthdays

16

1 death
3 centenaries
1 transition
31 birthdays

17

32 birthdays

18

32 birthdays

19

1 birth
1 death
2 centenaries
26 birthdays

20

32 birthdays

21

2 centenaries
31 birthdays

22

2 centenaries
22 birthdays

23

1 death
1 centenary
23 birthdays

24

1 transition
5 elections
32 birthdays

25

1 centenary
25 birthdays

26

1 death
3 centenaries
30 birthdays

27

1 transition
40 birthdays

28

33 birthdays

29

2 deaths
1 transition
29 birthdays

30

2 deaths
2 centenaries
1 transition
25 birthdays


May 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

5 centenaries
1 transition
28 birthdays

2

42 birthdays

3

26 birthdays

4

1 marriage
2 deaths
2 centenaries
1 transition
28 birthdays

5

1 centenary
34 birthdays

6

2 centenaries
35 birthdays

7

22 birthdays

8

2 centenaries
1 election
30 birthdays

9

2 deaths
1 centenary
27 birthdays

10

1 death
1 centenary
34 birthdays

11

1 death
34 birthdays

12

2 centenaries
38 birthdays

13

1 centenary
25 birthdays

14

1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
37 birthdays

15

2 centenaries
1 transition
42 birthdays

16

2 centenaries
40 birthdays

17

1 centenary
1 transition
35 birthdays

18

1 centenary
27 birthdays

19

1 marriage
29 birthdays

20

1 centenary
45 birthdays

21

1 death
1 centenary
28 birthdays

22

1 death
29 birthdays

23

2 centenaries
32 birthdays

24

1 centenary
1 transition
27 birthdays

25

1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
28 birthdays

26

1 death
1 centenary
32 birthdays

27

1 centenary
21 birthdays

28

1 death
1 transition
33 birthdays

29

1 centenary
23 birthdays

30

1 birth
33 birthdays

31

1 death
1 centenary
30 birthdays


June 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 death
5 centenaries
35 birthdays

2

1 centenary
23 birthdays

3

1 birth
1 centenary
20 birthdays

4

1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
29 birthdays

5

1 centenary
19 birthdays

6

1 death
1 centenary
33 birthdays

7

1 death
26 birthdays

8

2 centenaries
25 birthdays

9

1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
30 birthdays

10

1 centenary
29 birthdays

11

2 centenaries
31 birthdays

12

1 centenary
36 birthdays

13

2 deaths
22 birthdays

14

1 centenary
35 birthdays

15

1 centenary
33 birthdays

16

3 centenaries
28 birthdays

17

1 centenary
29 birthdays

18

2 centenaries
34 birthdays

19

2 deaths
2 centenaries
36 birthdays

20

1 birth
3 centenaries
28 birthdays

21

1 centenary
28 birthdays

22

1 centenary
30 birthdays

23

1 marriage
2 centenaries
34 birthdays

24

2 centenaries
45 birthdays

25

24 birthdays

26

2 centenaries
28 birthdays

27

2 deaths
30 birthdays

28

39 birthdays

29

1 birth
2 centenaries
38 birthdays

30

1 death
2 centenaries
36 birthdays


July 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 centenary
1 transition
36 birthdays

2

1 marriage
1 centenary
32 birthdays

3

1 death
31 birthdays

4

1 centenary
37 birthdays

5

1 death
38 birthdays

6

1 marriage
3 centenaries
35 birthdays

7

36 birthdays

8

1 centenary
32 birthdays

9

2 centenaries
35 birthdays

10

1 birth
1 centenary
32 birthdays

11

3 centenaries
30 birthdays

12

1 centenary
27 birthdays

13

1 birth
1 centenary
30 birthdays

14

1 birth
29 birthdays

15

1 centenary
41 birthdays

16

1 birth
3 centenaries
40 birthdays

17

1 death
33 birthdays

18

1 centenary
37 birthdays

19

1 centenary
29 birthdays

20

1 centenary
31 birthdays

21

1 death
4 centenaries
46 birthdays

22

1 death
3 centenaries
31 birthdays

23

1 death
32 birthdays

24

2 centenaries
45 birthdays

25

1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
28 birthdays

26

2 deaths
2 centenaries
35 birthdays

27

1 birth
28 birthdays

28

31 birthdays

29

1 birth
39 birthdays

30

1 centenary
24 birthdays

31

1 centenary
34 birthdays


August 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 transitions
34 birthdays

2

2 centenaries
32 birthdays

3

1 centenary
35 birthdays

4

1 centenary
33 birthdays

5

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
28 birthdays

6

1 birth
1 death
45 birthdays

7

1 centenary
6 elections
37 birthdays

8

38 birthdays

9

1 centenary
35 birthdays

10

1 centenary
44 birthdays

11

1 centenary
34 birthdays

12

1 centenary
30 birthdays

13

2 centenaries
27 birthdays

14

1 centenary
25 birthdays

15

1 birth
3 centenaries
44 birthdays

16

1 marriage
34 birthdays

17

4 centenaries
32 birthdays

18

1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
29 birthdays

19

1 centenary
36 birthdays

20

1 centenary
33 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 marriage
37 birthdays

22

3 centenaries
32 birthdays

23

38 birthdays

24

2 births
36 birthdays

25

2 deaths
2 centenaries
24 birthdays

26

2 deaths
1 centenary
30 birthdays

27

1 birth
36 birthdays

28

1 death
32 birthdays

29

1 centenary
36 birthdays

30

2 deaths
2 centenaries
1 transition
32 birthdays

31

1 birth
33 birthdays


September 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 centenary
42 birthdays

2

3 centenaries
31 birthdays

3

2 centenaries
33 birthdays

4

1 death
39 birthdays

5

1 death
3 centenaries
32 birthdays

6

1 birth
34 birthdays

7

36 birthdays

8

1 marriage
1 centenary
33 birthdays

9

2 centenaries
31 birthdays

10

1 death
1 centenary
2 elections
33 birthdays

11

1 centenary
6 elections
32 birthdays

12

2 births
1 death
3 centenaries
34 birthdays

13

2 centenaries
30 birthdays

14

2 centenaries
31 birthdays

15

1 marriage
2 centenaries
1 transition
41 birthdays

16

2 centenaries
35 birthdays

17

31 birthdays

18

2 centenaries
30 birthdays

19

37 birthdays

20

2 centenaries
28 birthdays

21

1 centenary
39 birthdays

22

4 centenaries
42 birthdays

23

2 centenaries
27 birthdays

24

1 centenary
26 birthdays

25

31 birthdays

26

2 centenaries
28 birthdays

27

29 birthdays

28

36 birthdays

29

1 centenary
43 birthdays

30

2 centenaries
27 birthdays


October 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 centenary
34 birthdays

2

2 centenaries
35 birthdays

3

1 centenary
36 birthdays

4

1 centenary
23 birthdays

5

1 birth
24 birthdays

6

2 deaths
4 centenaries
34 birthdays

7

3 centenaries
32 birthdays

8

1 death
1 centenary
42 birthdays

9

1 centenary
34 birthdays

10

1 centenary
35 birthdays

11

1 centenary
34 birthdays

12

1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
28 birthdays

13

25 birthdays

14

1 centenary
29 birthdays

15

1 death
1 centenary
50 birthdays

16

1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
37 birthdays

17

29 birthdays

18

1 birth
5 centenaries
27 birthdays

19

2 centenaries
20 birthdays

20

3 centenaries
35 birthdays

21

3 centenaries
31 birthdays

22

1 death
2 centenaries
26 birthdays

23

1 centenary
31 birthdays

24

1 death
27 birthdays

25

36 birthdays

26

36 birthdays

27

1 death
2 centenaries
27 birthdays

28

2 centenaries
28 birthdays

29

2 deaths
2 centenaries
32 birthdays

30

2 births
2 centenaries
27 birthdays

31

1 birth
1 death
30 birthdays


November 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 marriage
1 death
4 centenaries
30 birthdays

2

3 centenaries
27 birthdays

3

2 centenaries
35 birthdays

4

2 centenaries
28 birthdays

5

1 centenary
33 birthdays

6

1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
116 elections
38 birthdays

7

2 deaths
3 centenaries
1 transition
28 birthdays

8

1 birth
1 death
4 centenaries
33 birthdays

9

1 marriage
1 death
2 centenaries
29 birthdays

10

1 marriage
2 centenaries
32 birthdays

11

1 death
1 centenary
44 birthdays

12

38 birthdays

13

2 centenaries
1 transition
26 birthdays

14

1 birth
1 death
2 centenaries
25 birthdays

15

2 centenaries
38 birthdays

16

1 centenary
16 birthdays

17

1 marriage
2 deaths
3 centenaries
37 birthdays

18

1 centenary
25 birthdays

19

1 birth
1 death
28 birthdays

20

2 centenaries
39 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
38 birthdays

22

1 death
2 centenaries
40 birthdays

23

1 death
1 centenary
37 birthdays

24

1 centenary
31 birthdays

25

3 centenaries
28 birthdays

26

1 death
32 birthdays

27

1 marriage
1 centenary
33 birthdays

28

2 centenaries
23 birthdays

29

2 centenaries
34 birthdays

30

2 centenaries
37 birthdays


December 1956
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 deaths
3 centenaries
2 transitions
22 birthdays

2

1 marriage
30 birthdays

3

3 centenaries
34 birthdays

4

3 centenaries
23 birthdays

5

1 death
1 centenary
28 birthdays

6

1 birth
3 centenaries
36 birthdays

7

2 centenaries
28 birthdays

8

3 centenaries
35 birthdays

9

38 birthdays

10

1 birth
2 centenaries
32 birthdays

11

1 centenary
30 birthdays

12

1 birth
2 centenaries
27 birthdays

13

1 centenary
23 birthdays

14

1 centenary
31 birthdays

15

1 death
5 centenaries
33 birthdays

16

1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
32 birthdays

17

1 centenary
34 birthdays

18

3 centenaries
40 birthdays

19

1 birth
3 centenaries
29 birthdays

20

43 birthdays

21

1 marriage
1 death
1 transition
40 birthdays

22

1 death
3 centenaries
1 transition
29 birthdays

23

1 marriage
1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
35 birthdays

24

1 birth
27 birthdays

25

1 death
33 birthdays

26

2 deaths
3 centenaries
1 transition
27 birthdays

27

22 birthdays

28

1 birth
3 centenaries
35 birthdays

29

1 death
2 centenaries
38 birthdays

30

1 birth
1 death
2 centenaries
9 transitions
25 birthdays

31

1 death
9 transitions
29 birthdays


 

 


 
   
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