October 17, 1956, was a Wednesday. It was 68 years, 2 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
Notable events that occurred on October 17, 1956:
The best-selling single on October 17, 1956 was "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley.
This date occurred 24,903 days ago. Approximately 830 months have passed. It was the 291st day of 1956, in week 42. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on October 17, 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 277 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is October 17, 1956, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Libra. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. In music, the song "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley 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 Ed Sullivan Show", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "Sky King", and "Fury". 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.
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Winky Dink and You", "The Mickey Mouse Club", "Captain Kangaroo", and "Heckle and Jeckle". Children are playing with toys such as Foto-Electric Baseball, Tiny Tears (doll), Roy Rogers Plastic Figures, and Wooly Willy.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 17, 1956.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
People in October 1956 were watching the following TV series:
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:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
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 October 17, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 17.
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Born on October 17, 1959
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.
Irish politician
Born on October 17, 1986
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.
Brazilian MMA fighter
Born on October 17, 1989
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 17, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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