Historical Events
IBM 305 RAMAC
IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, 1st commercial computer with a hard drive that uses magnetic disk storage, weighs over a ton
Famous Birthdays
- Kostas Karamanlis, Greek politician (Prime Minister of Greece 2004-09), born in Athens, Greece
- Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek lawyer and politician, born in Rhodes, Greece
- Ray Wilkins, English soccer midfielder (84 caps; Chelsea, Manchester Utd, AC Milan, Rangers, QPR) and manager (QPR, Fulham, Jordan), born in Hillingdon, England (d. 2018)
Famous Weddings
Harold Pinter
British playwright (Nobel prize for literature 2005) Harold Pinter (26) marries 1st wife actress Vivien Merchant (27)
1956 Highlights
About September 14, 1956
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 67 years and 20 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Whatever Will Be Will Be - Doris Day
