Canada 1962 By Leech52 Period: Dec 31, 1955 to Dec 30, 1956 Canada and stuff in the 1960's Jan 26, 1956 The 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Feb 10, 1956 Wilbert Coffin is hanged Mar 10, 1956 Vere ponsobny dies Mar 10, 1956 Vere Ponsonby dies they are the governer general Apr 17, 1956 Princess Elizibeth becomes Queen Elizabeth May 8, 1956 Austria and Israel form diplomatic relations Jun 23, 1956 Gamal Abdel Nasser becomes the 2nd president of Egypt Jul 2, 1956 A lab experiment at Sylvania Electric Products results in an explosion. Jul 8, 1956 Terry Puhl was born A Baseball Player Jul 10, 1956 The British House of Lords defeats the abolition of the death penalty. Aug 6, 1956 After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network has its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena. Aug 12, 1956 Bruce Greenwood is born Aug 17, 1956 West Germany bans the Communist Party of Germany. Sep 11, 1956 Billy Bishop dies Nov 1, 1956 The second Springhill Mining Disaster occurs killing 39 Nov 20, 1956 robert stanfield wins the election and becomes the premier of novia scotia Dec 2, 1956 Fidel Castro and his followers land in Cuba in the boat Granma. Dec 14, 1956 René Lévesque begins hosting Point de Mire Dec 14, 1956 John Diefenbaker is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
