April 13, 1956, was a Friday. It was 68 years, 8 months, and 9 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.
The best-selling single on April 13, 1956 was "The Poor People of Paris" by Les Baxter.
This date occurred 25,090 days ago. Approximately 836 months have passed. It was the 104th day of 1956, in week 15. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on April 13, 1956, are now 68 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1956 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. We have gone through approximately 279 seasons of weather since this date.
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The date is April 13, 1956, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer of 1956 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise. In music, the song "The Poor People of Paris" by Les Baxter is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and Sir Anthony Eden is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "The Jack Benny Program", "Sky King", and "The Danny Thomas Show". In fashion, women are sporting chemise dresses, sheaths, sack dresses and straight-cut suits. Short boxy jackets and shift dresses are also beginning to become popular. Meanwhile, a lot of men are sporting a "Teddy Boy" style that involves leather jackets, greased-back hair, extremely narrow trousers and velvet-collared jackets. Men are also wearing formal suits as daywear. Tailfins on cars are extremely popular at the moment. The design looks futuristic, almost like a rocket or the twin rudders on the back of an airplane.
It's 1956, so radio stations and jukeboxes are playing songs from singers such as Elvis Presley, Nelson Riddle, The Platters, Gogi Grant, Les Baxter, Doris Day, Dean Martin and Kay Starr. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Humphrey Bogart would be still alive. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Tom and Jerry", "Crusader Rabbit", "Adventures of Superman", and "The Mickey Mouse Club".
Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Toy Guns, Spinning Tops, and Roy Rogers Plastic Figures.
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TV audiences were watching the following shows on April 13, 1956:
1956 saw the introduction of cars such as the 1957 Chevrolet, the Mercedes-Benz W105, the Studebaker Hawk, the Volvo Amazon, the Continental Mark II, and the Ford F-Series (third generation).
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1956.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out April 13, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 13.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on April 13, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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