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The Political Graveyard: 1956

1956 by month:

• January: 8 births; 1 marriage; 15 deaths; 70 centenaries; 8 transitions; 1357 birthdays
• February: 4 births; 4 marriages; 21 deaths; 69 centenaries; 4 transitions; 6 elections; 1241 birthdays
• March: 4 births; 1 marriage; 13 deaths; 97 centenaries; 5 transitions; 4 elections; 1316 birthdays
• April: 9 births; 3 marriages; 19 deaths; 54 centenaries; 8 transitions; 10 elections; 1205 birthdays
• May: 5 births; 3 marriages; 17 deaths; 60 centenaries; 10 transitions; 4 elections; 1295 birthdays
• June: 7 births; 4 marriages; 17 deaths; 68 centenaries; 3 transitions; 2 elections; 1239 birthdays
• July: 8 births; 5 marriages; 17 deaths; 58 centenaries; 3 transitions; 1359 birthdays
• August: 11 births; 4 marriages; 20 deaths; 71 centenaries; 5 transitions; 8 elections; 1376 birthdays
• September: 5 births; 3 marriages; 7 deaths; 79 centenaries; 2 transitions; 8 elections; 1329 birthdays
• October: 8 births; 2 marriages; 21 deaths; 74 centenaries; 4 transitions; 1319 birthdays
• November: 9 births; 6 marriages; 24 deaths; 89 centenaries; 4 transitions; 153 elections; 1310 birthdays
• December: 9 births; 3 marriages; 23 deaths; 84 centenaries; 26 transitions; 1313 birthdays

January 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 1 death 4 centenaries 3 transitions 66 birthdays	2 1 death 1 centenary 48 birthdays	3 47 birthdays	4 2 centenaries 36 birthdays	5 1 death 43 birthdays	6 1 centenary 44 birthdays	7 1 death 3 centenaries 42 birthdays
8 1 birth 2 centenaries 41 birthdays	9 1 death 4 centenaries 40 birthdays	10 2 centenaries 45 birthdays	11 5 centenaries 1 transition 41 birthdays	12 2 births 1 death 2 centenaries 45 birthdays	13 1 centenary 38 birthdays	14 1 death 4 centenaries 42 birthdays
15 1 birth 41 birthdays	16 5 centenaries 44 birthdays	17 2 centenaries 46 birthdays	18 2 centenaries 48 birthdays	19 1 death 1 transition 46 birthdays	20 1 birth 34 birthdays	21 1 death 2 centenaries 28 birthdays
22 1 birth 1 centenary 55 birthdays	23 1 centenary 50 birthdays	24 1 death 4 centenaries 51 birthdays	25 5 centenaries 35 birthdays	26 1 death 3 centenaries 2 transitions 43 birthdays	27 1 death 3 centenaries 43 birthdays	28 2 births 1 death 3 centenaries 40 birthdays
29 1 marriage 2 centenaries 51 birthdays	30 3 centenaries 41 birthdays	31 2 deaths 3 centenaries 1 transition 43 birthdays

February 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 1 death 1 centenary 36 birthdays	2 2 deaths 5 centenaries 57 birthdays	3 2 centenaries 36 birthdays	4 1 marriage 3 centenaries 43 birthdays
5 1 death 4 centenaries 47 birthdays	6 1 death 5 centenaries 42 birthdays	7 1 birth 1 death 6 centenaries 3 elections 40 birthdays	8 1 death 49 birthdays	9 1 centenary 42 birthdays	10 4 centenaries 48 birthdays	11 1 death 2 centenaries 44 birthdays
12 1 marriage 1 death 6 centenaries 52 birthdays	13 1 birth 1 death 1 centenary 41 birthdays	14 4 centenaries 1 election 62 birthdays	15 1 marriage 1 death 2 centenaries 35 birthdays	16 1 marriage 1 death 1 centenary 43 birthdays	17 2 deaths 2 centenaries 1 transition 40 birthdays	18 1 birth 3 centenaries 36 birthdays
19 2 deaths 3 centenaries 1 transition 33 birthdays	20 2 centenaries 1 election 43 birthdays	21 1 birth 1 election 45 birthdays	22 2 deaths 2 centenaries 48 birthdays	23 2 centenaries 39 birthdays	24 50 birthdays	25 2 centenaries 49 birthdays
26 1 centenary 39 birthdays	27 1 centenary 1 transition 48 birthdays	28 2 deaths 1 centenary 1 transition 43 birthdays	29 1 death 3 centenaries 11 birthdays

March 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 2 centenaries 2 transitions 37 birthdays	2 4 centenaries 43 birthdays	3 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 49 birthdays
4 1 death 7 centenaries 39 birthdays	5 1 death 4 centenaries 44 birthdays	6 2 centenaries 3 elections 44 birthdays	7 1 birth 5 centenaries 42 birthdays	8 1 birth 2 centenaries 41 birthdays	9 1 death 1 centenary 38 birthdays	10 1 marriage 3 centenaries 38 birthdays
11 1 birth 6 centenaries 45 birthdays	12 3 centenaries 44 birthdays	13 6 centenaries 39 birthdays	14 1 centenary 37 birthdays	15 5 centenaries 52 birthdays	16 1 centenary 42 birthdays	17 4 centenaries 45 birthdays
18 2 centenaries 35 birthdays	19 3 centenaries 37 birthdays	20 1 death 5 centenaries 47 birthdays	21 1 death 4 centenaries 29 birthdays	22 1 death 4 centenaries 43 birthdays	23 1 death 4 centenaries 1 transition 46 birthdays	24 1 birth 2 centenaries 44 birthdays
25 4 centenaries 26 birthdays	26 3 centenaries 56 birthdays	27 1 death 1 centenary 1 election 38 birthdays	28 1 centenary 60 birthdays	29 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 60 birthdays	30 3 centenaries 36 birthdays	31 3 deaths 1 centenary 40 birthdays

April 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 2 centenaries 40 birthdays	2 1 marriage 2 deaths 1 centenary 42 birthdays	3 5 elections 31 birthdays	4 1 death 3 centenaries 1 transition 51 birthdays	5 1 birth 2 centenaries 43 birthdays	6 2 births 2 centenaries 36 birthdays	7 1 birth 1 death 3 centenaries 46 birthdays
8 2 centenaries 42 birthdays	9 3 centenaries 36 birthdays	10 1 centenary 30 birthdays	11 1 death 4 centenaries 43 birthdays	12 1 birth 1 marriage 2 centenaries 44 birthdays	13 1 birth 1 death 1 centenary 40 birthdays	14 1 marriage 2 centenaries 40 birthdays
15 1 death 1 centenary 47 birthdays	16 1 death 5 centenaries 2 transitions 45 birthdays	17 2 centenaries 42 birthdays	18 1 centenary 40 birthdays	19 1 birth 1 death 2 centenaries 37 birthdays	20 44 birthdays	21 2 centenaries 36 birthdays
22 2 centenaries 29 birthdays	23 1 death 2 centenaries 38 birthdays	24 1 centenary 1 transition 5 elections 41 birthdays	25 1 death 2 centenaries 34 birthdays	26 1 death 4 centenaries 45 birthdays	27 2 births 1 death 1 transition 48 birthdays	28 1 death 1 transition 37 birthdays
29 3 deaths 1 transition 41 birthdays	30 2 deaths 2 centenaries 1 transition 37 birthdays

May 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 6 centenaries 1 transition 37 birthdays	2 1 centenary 57 birthdays	3 1 centenary 34 birthdays	4 1 marriage 2 deaths 3 centenaries 1 transition 46 birthdays	5 1 centenary 40 birthdays
6 3 centenaries 46 birthdays	7 35 birthdays	8 2 centenaries 1 election 42 birthdays	9 2 deaths 1 centenary 38 birthdays	10 1 death 2 centenaries 49 birthdays	11 1 death 2 centenaries 42 birthdays	12 2 centenaries 50 birthdays
13 1 centenary 39 birthdays	14 1 death 4 centenaries 2 transitions 48 birthdays	15 3 centenaries 1 transition 49 birthdays	16 1 birth 3 centenaries 49 birthdays	17 1 birth 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 40 birthdays	18 3 centenaries 3 elections 38 birthdays	19 1 marriage 44 birthdays
20 1 birth 2 centenaries 53 birthdays	21 2 deaths 1 centenary 1 transition 36 birthdays	22 2 deaths 1 centenary 34 birthdays	23 3 centenaries 38 birthdays	24 1 centenary 1 transition 32 birthdays	25 1 birth 2 deaths 2 centenaries 1 transition 37 birthdays	26 1 marriage 1 death 1 centenary 42 birthdays
27 1 centenary 32 birthdays	28 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 50 birthdays	29 2 centenaries 35 birthdays	30 1 birth 3 centenaries 46 birthdays	31 1 death 1 centenary 37 birthdays

June 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 1 birth 2 deaths 6 centenaries 46 birthdays	2 1 death 2 centenaries 34 birthdays
3 1 birth 2 centenaries 31 birthdays	4 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 36 birthdays	5 1 birth 2 centenaries 2 elections 26 birthdays	6 1 death 3 centenaries 40 birthdays	7 1 death 1 centenary 35 birthdays	8 2 centenaries 34 birthdays	9 1 marriage 1 death 1 centenary 42 birthdays
10 1 centenary 40 birthdays	11 2 centenaries 40 birthdays	12 2 centenaries 46 birthdays	13 2 deaths 33 birthdays	14 1 centenary 54 birthdays	15 3 centenaries 47 birthdays	16 1 death 4 centenaries 1 transition 38 birthdays
17 1 marriage 4 centenaries 44 birthdays	18 3 centenaries 42 birthdays	19 2 deaths 3 centenaries 48 birthdays	20 1 birth 3 centenaries 1 transition 39 birthdays	21 1 centenary 39 birthdays	22 1 death 2 centenaries 42 birthdays	23 1 marriage 2 centenaries 53 birthdays
24 3 centenaries 52 birthdays	25 1 centenary 41 birthdays	26 1 birth 4 centenaries 37 birthdays	27 1 birth 2 deaths 1 centenary 38 birthdays	28 2 centenaries 50 birthdays	29 1 birth 1 death 2 centenaries 49 birthdays	30 1 marriage 1 death 3 centenaries 43 birthdays

July 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 1 centenary 1 transition 41 birthdays	2 1 marriage 2 centenaries 38 birthdays	3 1 death 40 birthdays	4 1 centenary 48 birthdays	5 1 death 2 centenaries 47 birthdays	6 1 marriage 3 centenaries 48 birthdays	7 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 56 birthdays
8 2 centenaries 46 birthdays	9 4 centenaries 39 birthdays	10 1 birth 2 centenaries 39 birthdays	11 3 centenaries 37 birthdays	12 1 death 2 centenaries 43 birthdays	13 1 birth 2 centenaries 37 birthdays	14 1 birth 2 centenaries 38 birthdays
15 1 centenary 50 birthdays	16 1 birth 1 marriage 1 death 3 centenaries 51 birthdays	17 1 death 42 birthdays	18 1 death 1 centenary 47 birthdays	19 3 centenaries 38 birthdays	20 2 deaths 1 centenary 47 birthdays	21 1 death 5 centenaries 54 birthdays
22 1 death 4 centenaries 39 birthdays	23 1 death 1 centenary 44 birthdays	24 1 birth 2 centenaries 58 birthdays	25 1 marriage 1 death 1 centenary 38 birthdays	26 2 deaths 3 centenaries 53 birthdays	27 1 birth 37 birthdays	28 1 marriage 1 death 40 birthdays
29 1 birth 1 death 1 transition 50 birthdays	30 3 centenaries 31 birthdays	31 1 birth 2 centenaries 43 birthdays

August 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 1 birth 1 death 2 centenaries 2 transitions 41 birthdays	2 3 centenaries 38 birthdays	3 1 death 1 centenary 44 birthdays	4 1 birth 3 centenaries 48 birthdays
5 1 birth 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 42 birthdays	6 1 birth 1 death 2 centenaries 58 birthdays	7 1 death 3 centenaries 6 elections 46 birthdays	8 1 death 49 birthdays	9 5 centenaries 47 birthdays	10 2 centenaries 46 birthdays	11 1 centenary 42 birthdays
12 3 centenaries 38 birthdays	13 1 death 2 centenaries 39 birthdays	14 3 centenaries 39 birthdays	15 1 birth 1 marriage 2 deaths 3 centenaries 51 birthdays	16 1 marriage 3 centenaries 42 birthdays	17 1 death 5 centenaries 1 election 45 birthdays	18 1 marriage 1 death 1 centenary 1 transition 37 birthdays
19 2 centenaries 46 birthdays	20 1 centenary 48 birthdays	21 1 birth 1 marriage 1 centenary 46 birthdays	22 1 death 6 centenaries 1 election 42 birthdays	23 2 centenaries 47 birthdays	24 2 births 48 birthdays	25 2 deaths 3 centenaries 42 birthdays
26 2 deaths 2 centenaries 41 birthdays	27 2 births 1 centenary 47 birthdays	28 1 death 2 centenaries 42 birthdays	29 2 centenaries 49 birthdays	30 3 deaths 4 centenaries 1 transition 40 birthdays	31 1 birth 1 centenary 46 birthdays

September 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 4 centenaries 1 transition 51 birthdays
2 3 centenaries 41 birthdays	3 3 centenaries 44 birthdays	4 1 death 1 centenary 48 birthdays	5 1 death 7 centenaries 37 birthdays	6 1 birth 2 centenaries 50 birthdays	7 1 centenary 48 birthdays	8 1 marriage 2 centenaries 43 birthdays
9 3 centenaries 36 birthdays	10 1 death 1 centenary 2 elections 51 birthdays	11 2 births 2 centenaries 6 elections 40 birthdays	12 2 births 1 death 3 centenaries 45 birthdays	13 1 death 2 centenaries 44 birthdays	14 1 death 4 centenaries 44 birthdays	15 1 marriage 4 centenaries 1 transition 54 birthdays
16 1 death 3 centenaries 47 birthdays	17 3 centenaries 41 birthdays	18 3 centenaries 41 birthdays	19 1 centenary 44 birthdays	20 5 centenaries 41 birthdays	21 3 centenaries 46 birthdays	22 4 centenaries 52 birthdays
23 3 centenaries 42 birthdays	24 2 centenaries 39 birthdays	25 3 centenaries 41 birthdays	26 2 centenaries 37 birthdays	27 39 birthdays	28 46 birthdays	29 2 centenaries 55 birthdays
30 1 marriage 3 centenaries 42 birthdays

October 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 1 death 2 centenaries 45 birthdays	2 1 death 4 centenaries 50 birthdays	3 2 centenaries 47 birthdays	4 3 centenaries 31 birthdays	5 1 birth 32 birthdays	6 1 marriage 3 deaths 5 centenaries 48 birthdays
7 1 death 4 centenaries 42 birthdays	8 1 death 3 centenaries 55 birthdays	9 1 birth 44 birthdays	10 4 centenaries 54 birthdays	11 1 centenary 42 birthdays	12 1 birth 1 death 1 centenary 1 transition 40 birthdays	13 1 centenary 34 birthdays
14 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 43 birthdays	15 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 63 birthdays	16 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 53 birthdays	17 1 centenary 46 birthdays	18 1 birth 1 death 6 centenaries 38 birthdays	19 2 centenaries 30 birthdays	20 1 marriage 4 centenaries 42 birthdays
21 4 centenaries 40 birthdays	22 1 death 3 centenaries 30 birthdays	23 1 death 4 centenaries 42 birthdays	24 1 death 42 birthdays	25 1 death 1 centenary 45 birthdays	26 1 death 1 centenary 48 birthdays	27 1 birth 1 death 3 centenaries 39 birthdays
28 2 centenaries 36 birthdays	29 2 deaths 3 centenaries 46 birthdays	30 2 births 4 centenaries 31 birthdays	31 1 birth 1 death 41 birthdays

November 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 1 marriage 1 death 5 centenaries 42 birthdays	2 5 centenaries 1 election 40 birthdays	3 5 centenaries 50 birthdays
4 1 death 3 centenaries 40 birthdays	5 3 centenaries 44 birthdays	6 1 birth 1 death 1 centenary 1 transition 152 elections 45 birthdays	7 2 deaths 3 centenaries 1 transition 43 birthdays	8 1 birth 1 death 5 centenaries 45 birthdays	9 1 birth 1 marriage 1 death 2 centenaries 38 birthdays	10 1 marriage 5 centenaries 46 birthdays
11 1 death 3 centenaries 53 birthdays	12 54 birthdays	13 1 birth 1 death 4 centenaries 1 transition 34 birthdays	14 2 births 1 death 4 centenaries 42 birthdays	15 2 centenaries 47 birthdays	16 3 centenaries 1 transition 27 birthdays	17 1 marriage 3 deaths 4 centenaries 52 birthdays
18 1 centenary 33 birthdays	19 1 birth 1 death 42 birthdays	20 1 birth 1 death 3 centenaries 54 birthdays	21 1 birth 1 death 2 centenaries 45 birthdays	22 2 deaths 3 centenaries 56 birthdays	23 1 marriage 2 deaths 3 centenaries 48 birthdays	24 1 death 1 centenary 38 birthdays
25 5 centenaries 36 birthdays	26 1 death 2 centenaries 39 birthdays	27 1 marriage 1 centenary 44 birthdays	28 1 death 2 centenaries 38 birthdays	29 1 death 4 centenaries 48 birthdays	30 5 centenaries 47 birthdays

December 1956

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 2 deaths 5 centenaries 2 transitions 30 birthdays
2 1 marriage 38 birthdays	3 6 centenaries 49 birthdays	4 5 centenaries 29 birthdays	5 1 birth 1 death 5 centenaries 33 birthdays	6 1 birth 3 centenaries 53 birthdays	7 1 death 2 centenaries 42 birthdays	8 2 deaths 4 centenaries 1 transition 46 birthdays
9 54 birthdays	10 1 birth 1 death 3 centenaries 45 birthdays	11 2 centenaries 43 birthdays	12 1 birth 4 centenaries 41 birthdays	13 1 centenary 36 birthdays	14 1 birth 1 death 2 centenaries 42 birthdays	15 1 death 5 centenaries 45 birthdays
16 2 deaths 4 centenaries 1 transition 42 birthdays	17 1 centenary 50 birthdays	18 4 centenaries 49 birthdays	19 1 birth 3 centenaries 40 birthdays	20 1 death 1 centenary 55 birthdays	21 1 marriage 1 death 1 centenary 1 transition 58 birthdays	22 1 death 4 centenaries 1 transition 39 birthdays
23 1 marriage 1 death 5 centenaries 1 transition 41 birthdays	24 1 birth 1 centenary 37 birthdays	25 1 death 45 birthdays	26 2 deaths 3 centenaries 1 transition 36 birthdays	27 35 birthdays	28 1 birth 1 death 3 centenaries 43 birthdays	29 1 death 4 centenaries 48 birthdays
30 1 birth 2 deaths 3 centenaries 9 transitions 32 birthdays	31 1 death 9 transitions 37 birthdays

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