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The Political Graveyard: 1956
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1956 by month:
January 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 death |
1 death |
47 birthdays |
2 centenaries |
1 death |
1 centenary |
1 death |
1 birth |
1 death |
2 centenaries |
5 centenaries |
2 births |
1 centenary |
1 death |
1 birth |
5 centenaries |
2 centenaries |
2 centenaries |
1 death |
1 birth |
1 death |
1 birth |
1 centenary |
1 death |
5 centenaries |
1 death |
1 death |
2 births |
1 marriage |
3 centenaries |
2 deaths |
February 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 death |
2 deaths |
2 centenaries |
1 marriage | |||
1 death |
1 death |
1 birth |
1 death |
1 centenary |
4 centenaries |
1 death |
1 marriage |
1 birth |
4 centenaries |
1 marriage |
1 marriage |
2 deaths |
1 birth |
2 deaths |
2 centenaries |
1 birth |
2 deaths |
2 centenaries |
50 birthdays |
2 centenaries |
1 centenary |
1 centenary |
2 deaths |
1 death |
March 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
2 centenaries |
4 centenaries |
1 death | ||||
1 death |
1 death |
2 centenaries |
1 birth |
1 birth |
1 death |
1 marriage |
1 birth |
3 centenaries |
6 centenaries |
1 centenary |
5 centenaries |
1 centenary |
4 centenaries |
2 centenaries |
3 centenaries |
1 death |
1 death |
1 death |
1 death |
1 birth |
4 centenaries |
3 centenaries |
1 death |
1 centenary |
1 death |
3 centenaries |
3 deaths |
April 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
2 centenaries |
1 marriage |
5 elections |
1 death |
1 birth |
2 births |
1 birth |
2 centenaries |
3 centenaries |
1 centenary |
1 death |
1 birth |
1 birth |
1 marriage |
1 death |
1 death |
2 centenaries |
1 centenary |
1 birth |
44 birthdays |
2 centenaries |
2 centenaries |
1 death |
1 centenary |
1 death |
1 death |
2 births |
1 death |
3 deaths |
2 deaths |
May 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
6 centenaries |
1 centenary |
1 centenary |
1 marriage |
1 centenary | ||
3 centenaries |
35 birthdays |
2 centenaries |
2 deaths |
1 death |
1 death |
2 centenaries |
1 centenary |
1 death |
3 centenaries |
1 birth |
1 birth |
3 centenaries |
1 marriage |
1 birth |
2 deaths |
2 deaths |
3 centenaries |
1 centenary |
1 birth |
1 marriage |
1 centenary |
1 death |
2 centenaries |
1 birth |
1 death |
June 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 birth |
1 death | |||||
1 birth |
1 death |
1 birth |
1 death |
1 death |
2 centenaries |
1 marriage |
1 centenary |
2 centenaries |
2 centenaries |
2 deaths |
1 centenary |
3 centenaries |
1 death |
1 marriage |
3 centenaries |
2 deaths |
1 birth |
1 centenary |
1 death |
1 marriage |
3 centenaries |
1 centenary |
1 birth |
1 birth |
2 centenaries |
1 birth |
1 marriage |
July 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 centenary |
1 marriage |
1 death |
1 centenary |
1 death |
1 marriage |
1 death |
2 centenaries |
4 centenaries |
1 birth |
3 centenaries |
1 death |
1 birth |
1 birth |
1 centenary |
1 birth |
1 death |
1 death |
3 centenaries |
2 deaths |
1 death |
1 death |
1 death |
1 birth |
1 marriage |
2 deaths |
1 birth |
1 marriage |
1 birth |
3 centenaries |
1 birth |
August 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 birth |
3 centenaries |
1 death |
1 birth | |||
1 birth |
1 birth |
1 death |
1 death |
5 centenaries |
2 centenaries |
1 centenary |
3 centenaries |
1 death |
3 centenaries |
1 birth |
1 marriage |
1 death |
1 marriage |
2 centenaries |
1 centenary |
1 birth |
1 death |
2 centenaries |
2 births |
2 deaths |
2 deaths |
2 births |
1 death |
2 centenaries |
3 deaths |
1 birth |
September 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
4 centenaries | ||||||
3 centenaries |
3 centenaries |
1 death |
1 death |
1 birth |
1 centenary |
1 marriage |
3 centenaries |
1 death |
2 births |
2 births |
1 death |
1 death |
1 marriage |
1 death |
3 centenaries |
3 centenaries |
1 centenary |
5 centenaries |
3 centenaries |
4 centenaries |
3 centenaries |
2 centenaries |
3 centenaries |
2 centenaries |
39 birthdays |
46 birthdays |
2 centenaries |
1 marriage |
October 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 death |
1 death |
2 centenaries |
3 centenaries |
1 birth |
1 marriage | |
1 death |
1 death |
1 birth |
4 centenaries |
1 centenary |
1 birth |
1 centenary |
1 death |
1 death |
1 death |
1 centenary |
1 birth |
2 centenaries |
1 marriage |
4 centenaries |
1 death |
1 death |
1 death |
1 death |
1 death |
1 birth |
2 centenaries |
2 deaths |
2 births |
1 birth |
November 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 marriage |
5 centenaries |
5 centenaries | ||||
1 death |
3 centenaries |
1 birth |
2 deaths |
1 birth |
1 birth |
1 marriage |
1 death |
54 birthdays |
1 birth |
2 births |
2 centenaries |
3 centenaries |
1 marriage |
1 centenary |
1 birth |
1 birth |
1 birth |
2 deaths |
1 marriage |
1 death |
5 centenaries |
1 death |
1 marriage |
1 death |
1 death |
5 centenaries |
December 1956
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
2 deaths | ||||||
1 marriage |
6 centenaries |
5 centenaries |
1 birth |
1 birth |
1 death |
2 deaths |
54 birthdays |
1 birth |
2 centenaries |
1 birth |
1 centenary |
1 birth |
1 death |
2 deaths |
1 centenary |
4 centenaries |
1 birth |
1 death |
1 marriage |
1 death |
1 marriage |
1 birth |
1 death |
2 deaths |
35 birthdays |
1 birth |
1 death |
1 birth |
1 death |
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