1956 in South Korea

← 1955 1954 1953 1956 in South Korea → 1957 1958 1959
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events in 1956 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1956 in North Korea

Events from the year 1956 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President: Rhee Syng-man
• Vice President: Ham Tae-young (until 14 August), Chang Myon (starting 15 August)

Events

Main article: 1956

Births

• 10 April – Kwon Hee-deok, voice actress and writer (d. 2018)^[1][2]
• 18 June - Yoo Dong-geun.
• 1 December - Yim Tae-hee.

Deaths

• 30 January - Kim Chang-ryong
• 20 March - Park In-hwan, Korean poet
• 5 May - Sin Ik-hui
• 6 September - Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter

See also

• List of South Korean films of 1956
• Years in Japan
• Years in North Korea

References

1. "권희덕 성우" [Kwon Hee-deok voice actor] (in Korean). Chumoso. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
2. Hee-deok, Kwon (19 March 2018). ""남자는 여자 하기 나름이에요" 성우 권희덕 별세" ["It's up to a man to be a woman" Voice actor Kwon Hee-deok dies]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 4 September 2021.