Rulers:
• Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961)
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-)
Events:
• Agatha Christie (1890-1976): Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Births:
• Bochner, Hart (1956)
• Calhern, Louis (1895-1956)
• Cattrall, Kim (1956)
• Davis, Geena (1956)
• Delany, Dana (1956)
• Fisher, Carrie (1956-2016)
• Fullerton, Fiona (1956)
• García, Andy (1956)
• Hanks, Tom (1956)
• Michell, Roger (1956-2021)
• Morante, Laura (1956)
• Softley, Iain (1956)
• Turner, Debbie (1956)
Deaths:
• Baroja, Pío (1872-1956)
• Korda, Alexander (1893-1956)
• Laurencin, Marie (1883-1956)
• Newton, Robert (1905-1956)
• Young, Victor (1900-1956)
Literature:
• Camus, Albert (1913-1960): La Chute (1956)
Music:
• Bernstein, Elmer (1922-2004): The Ten Commandments Soundtrack (1956)
• Porter, Cole (1891-1964): High Society (1956)
• Rota, Nino (1911-1979): War and Peace (1956)
• Rózsa, Miklós (1907-1995): Lust for Life (1956)
• Young, Victor (1900-1956): Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Art:
• Chagall, Marc (1887-1985): Moïse et les tables de la loi (1956)
• Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989): Nature Morte Vivante (1956)
• De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978): Composizione metafisica (1950-60)
• De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978): Ettore e Andromaca (1955-56)
• Magritte, René (1898-1967): Le Seize Septembre (1956)
• Moore, Henry (1898-1986): Working Model for Draped Seated Woman (1956)
Film:
• Alexander the Great (1956)
• Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
• Crime et châtiment (1956)
• Elena et les hommes (1956)
• Et Dieu… créa la femme (1956)
• High Society (1956)
• Lust for Life (1956)
• Mio figlio Nerone (1956)
• The Swan (1956)
• The Ten Commandments (1956)
• War and Peace (1956)