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1956Mar, 5

Christopher Snowden

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

  • 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.