1956

«	1956	»

The year 1956 (MCMLVI) predates the launch of the Transformers brand by twenty-eight years.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Fiction

Movie continuity

The Psychopathic Institute for the Long-Term Insane in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is shut down. Prime Directive (IDW) issue 4

Non-Fiction

Events

• The Rainbow Crafts company is formed to sell Play-Doh, which will eventually be acquired by Hasbro.

Births

• ???? — Lutz Harder, Gerald Paradies

January

• January 3 — Tomiko Suzuki
• January 14 — Nelson Machado

February

• February 16 — Sandro Larenas
• February 26 — Kevin Dunn

March

• March 11 — Rob Paulsen
• March 24 — Ken Yamaguchi

April

• April 14 — Chris Ellis

May

• May 13 — Kirk Thornton
• May 19 — Steven Ford
• May 21 — Yolanda Vidal

June

• June 4 — Keith David
• June 7 — Mark Ryan
• June 18 — Alan Davis

July

• July 3 — Sándor Rosta

August

• August 5 - Katsumi Suzuki
• August 14 - Jackée Harry

September

• September 1 — Philece Sampler
• September 23 — Peter David

October

• October 2 — Charlie Adler

December

• December 18 — T.K. Carter