Date in year · 1956 · The 1950s

November 4, 1956

On November 4, 1956, soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country. César, Anne Glover, Beatrice Ask would arrive in the same year.

Events

1

Births

0

Deaths

0

Year

1956

1950s

Around 1956

The year in brief

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.

Read the full year of 1956 →

What happened

On November 4, 1956

  1. 1956 Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.

    Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

    The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve countries. A diverse multinational state, it was organized as a federal union of national republics, with the largest and most populous being the Russian SFSR.

Elsewhere that year

Other moments from 1956

The class of 1956

Others born in 1956

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

Step through

Nearby

Keep going

More to explore