Births on March 5

Christopher Snowden

Born on March 5, 1956

Christopher Snowden, English engineer and academic

Sir Christopher Maxwell Snowden, (born 1956) is a British electronic engineer and academic. He is a former Vice-Chancellor of Surrey University (2005 to 2015) and of the University of Southampton (2015 to 2019). He was president of Universities UK for a two-year term until 31 July 2015 and is currently chairman of the ERA Foundation.

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Events on 1956

26 Jul

Suez Crisis
Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
17 Oct

Bobby Fischer
Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer play a famous chess game called The Game of the Century. Fischer beat Byrne and wins a Brilliancy prize.
23 Oct

Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4).
4 Nov

Hungarian Revolution of 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.
12 Nov

Sudan
Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.

Births on March 5

Christopher Snowden

Born on March 5, 1956

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Events on 1956

Suez Crisis

Bobby Fischer

Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Sudan