1956: what happened around the world

In 1956, 141 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Suez Crisis, Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and Poznań 1956 protests among the best known. 71 more were already under way, such as Cuban Revolution and Algerian War. 120 things were founded or built that year, from Sudan and Tunisia.

141events began
71already under way
120founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges51

+11 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires40

Revolts, massacres and attacks30

Disasters10

Treaties, councils and politics7

Expeditions3

Already under way in 195671

Came to an end in 19565

Founded or built in 1956120

+90 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1956

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →