1956 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Australia .
Incumbents
Robert Menzies
State Premiers
State Governors
Events
Arts and literature
Television
Sport
Births
9 January – Bill Leak , editorial cartoonist (d. 2017 )
20 January – Richard Morecroft , English-Australian journalist
29 January – Ian Davies , basketball player (d. 2013 )
6 February – Ken Lorraway , triple jumper (d. 2007 )
27 February – Andrea Mitchell , Western Australian politician and sports administrator (d. 2020 )
7 March – David Koch , television personality
9 March – Steve Vizard , actor
9 May – Jana Wendt , journalist
22 May – Peter Ali , basketball player
15 July – Steve Mortimer , rugby league footballer
21 July – Andy Campbell , basketball player
31 July – Ernie Dingo , actor
12 August – Suzanne Twelftree , Paralympic wheelchair tennis player and powerlifter (d. 2019 )
17 August – John Kosmina , soccer player and manager
17 September – Ross Glendinning , Australian Rules footballer
17 September – Yunupingu , musician (Yothu Yindi) and community leader (d. 2013 )
2 October ~ Peter Evans
16 October – Martin Sacks , actor
7 November
14 November – John Anderson , politician
23 November – Shane Gould , swimmer
Deaths
See also
References
1956 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand