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Terry Puhl
1956Jul, 8

Terry Puhl

Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player and coach
Terry Stephen Puhl (born July 8, 1956) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), mostly with the Houston Astros. Puhl is a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario. He is the head coach of University of Houston–Victoria's baseball team and was the manager of the Canada national baseball team.

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Events on 1956

  • 26Jul

    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.
  • 17Oct

    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.
  • 23Oct

    Hungarian Revolution of 1956

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

    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.
  • 12Nov

    Sudan

    Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.