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Neil Parish
1956May, 26

Neil Parish

Neil Parish, English politician
Neil Quentin Gordon Parish (born 26 May 1956) is a British Conservative Party politician and farmer. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tiverton and Honiton and was elected at the 2010 general election. He served as the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 1999 to 2009.

On 18 June 2015 Parish was elected Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee for the 2015 Parliament, to which he was returned following the 2017 and 2019 elections.

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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.