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issues communique with Prime Min Eden on Brit-French talks on Suez crisis
Carmichael, (Supt) O: on success of racial integration in Louisville, Ky, pss, news conf
GB and France reptdly agree on harsh sanctions in light of Suez crisis; plan trade boycott
Eisenhower urges widening Iron Curtain 'chinks' through people-to-people contacts, s to Washington conf of US leaders sponsored by White House
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1956Barry Andrews, English singer and keyboard player[†]
Barry Andrews is an English songwriter, singer and keyboard player who is a co-founder of Shriekback and was formerly a member of XTC and the League of Gentlemen.
1956Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (died 2003)[†]
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing was a Hong Kong singer and actor. One of the most influential cultural icons in the Sinophone world, Cheung was known for his debonair demeanor, flamboyant screen characters, and avant-garde, androgynous stage presence. Throughout his 26-year career, he released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films.
1956David Goodhart, English journalist and author[†]
David Goodhart is a British journalist, commentator and author. He is the founder and a former editor of Prospect magazine.
1956BA Robertson, Scottish songwriter[†]
Brian Alexander Robertson is a Scottish musician, composer and songwriter. He had a string of hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s characterised by catchy pop tunes and jaunty humorous lyrics, including "Kool in the Kaftan", Knocked It Off", "To Be or Not to Be" and "Bang Bang", a tongue-in-cheek commentary on famous historical and fictional couples. He wrote with Mike Rutherford of Genesis the Grammy-nominated and Ivor Novello Award-winning "The Living Years". It was a number one hit in the US, Canada, Australia and Ireland and reached number 2 in his native UK. He has also written music for films and been a television presenter.
1956Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore[†]
Walter Woon Cheong Ming is a Singaporean lawyer who served as the fifth attorney-general of Singapore between 2008 and 2010. He is currently an Emeritus Professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, Lee Kong Chian Visiting professor at the Singapore Management University Yong Pung How School of Law, and the dean of the RHT Legal Training Institute.
1956Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (born 1882)[†]
Count Sándor Ágost Dénes Festetics de Tolna was a Hungarian nobleman and cabinet minister who later became an advocate of Nazism in Hungary.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]