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March 1, 1956

On March 1, 1956, the International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization. César, Anne Glover, Beatrice Ask would arrive in the same year.

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1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1956th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 956th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1950s decade.

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On March 1, 1956

  1. 1956 The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.

    International trade association for airlines

    The International Air Transport Association is an airline trade association founded in 1945. IATA has been described as a cartel since, in addition to setting technical standards for airlines, it has also organized tariff conferences that served as a forum for price fixing.

  2. 1956 Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.

    Country in Central Europe (1949–1990)

    East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally viewed as a communist state and described itself as a socialist workers' and peasants' state.

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César 1956– Brazilian footballer (died 2024)
Anne Glover 1956– Scottish biologist and academic
Beatrice Ask 1956– Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for Justice
Peter Chelsom 1956– English film director, writer, and actor
Kakha Bendukidze 1956– Georgian economist and politician (died 2014)
Peter Kosminsky 1956– English director, producer, and screenwriter

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