The following events occurred in 1956:
Events[]
Individuals who Graduated from Hogwarts:[]
The following individuals graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 20 June, 1956.
- Leonard Edgecombe, Head Boy
- Mary Liddell, Head Girl
- Algernon Longbottom
- Marcella Jorkins
- Enid Smith
- Rufus Winickus
Individuals who Started at Hogwarts:[]
The following individuals began their education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September, 1956.
- Fabian Prewett (Gryffindor)
- Gideon Prewett (Gryffindor)
- Kenneth Thomas (Gryffindor)
- Delilah Vaisey (Slytherin)
Other:[]
- 23 June: The Caerphilly Catapults defeat the Karasjok Kites to win the European Cup.
- 29 September: Hamish MacFarlan becomes captain of Montrose Magpies on
- 15 November: Ivor McKinnon and Eugenia Mountbatten celebrate their wedding at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.
Births[]
- 13 January: Louis Chamberlain to Philip Chamberlain and Alexandra Chamberlain (née McKinnon) in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.
- 2 February: Esia Dupont, a muggle, is born to Maximillian and Florence Dupont (née Delacourt) in Dunkirk, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
- 19 March: Richard Gudgeon to Dominic Gudgeon and Marsha Gudgeon (née Tolipan) in Tutshill, Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England.
- 29 March: Patricia Rakepick to Horace Rakepick and Marina Rakepick (née Plunkett) in Egremont, Cumbria, England.
- 12 May: Anise Jorkins (née Midgen) was born on this day to Louise Midgen (née Worple) and Otto Midgen in Castle Cary, Somerset, England.
Deaths[]
- 1 January: Mathilda Yaxley (née Greengrass) dies at the age of 71 in Upton Noble, Somerset, England.
- 1 June: Hannah MacDougal (née Gamp) dies at the age of 84 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
- 18 August: Thea Crabbe (née Abbott) passes away at the age of 51 in Kensington, London, Middlesex, England.
- 14 October: Myrtle Spindle (née Rookwood) dies at the age of 71 inside her home in Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.