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1956 Calendar with UK Bank Holidays

1956 starts on a Sunday, is a leap year with 366 days and has 52 weeks. England and Wales have 6 bank holidays, Scotland 5 and Northern Ireland 8.

January 1956

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52 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
4 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
5 30 31

February 1956

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5 1 2 3 4 5
6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
7 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
8 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
9 27 28 29

March 1956

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9 1 2 3 4
10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
12 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
13 26 27 28 29 30 31

April 1956

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13 1
14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
17 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
18 30

May 1956

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18 1 2 3 4 5 6
19 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
22 28 29 30 31

June 1956

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22 1 2 3
23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
24 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
25 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
26 25 26 27 28 29 30

July 1956

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26 1
27 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
28 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
29 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
31 30 31

August 1956

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31 1 2 3 4 5
32 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
33 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
34 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
35 27 28 29 30 31

September 1956

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35 1 2
36 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
37 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
38 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
39 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

October 1956

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40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
41 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
42 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
43 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
44 29 30 31

November 1956

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44 1 2 3 4
45 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
46 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
47 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
48 26 27 28 29 30

December 1956

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48 1 2
49 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
50 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
51 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
52 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1 31

Red = Sunday or bank holiday in England and Wales, green = bank holiday in Scotland or Northern Ireland only. Click a month for moon phases and other events.

Bank holidays 1956 in England and Wales

Bank holidayDateDayWeek
Good FridayFriday13
Easter MondayMonday14
Whit MondayMonday21
Summer bank holidayMonday32
Christmas DayTuesday52
Boxing DayWednesday52

Bank holidays 1956 in Scotland

Bank holidayDateDayWeek
New Year's Day (substitute day)Monday1
Good FridayFriday13
Early May bank holidayMonday19
Summer bank holidayMonday32
Christmas DayTuesday52

Bank holidays 1956 in Northern Ireland

Bank holidayDateDayWeek
St Patrick's DaySaturday11
Good FridayFriday13
Easter MondayMonday14
Whit MondayMonday21
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)Thursday28
Summer bank holidayMonday32
Christmas DayTuesday52
Boxing DayWednesday52

If a bank holiday falls on a weekend, a weekday is usually taken as a substitute day, normally the following Monday.

Week numbers 1956

1956 has 52 weeks. Week 1 is the week with the first Thursday of the year (ISO 8601).

  1. Wk 1 2 Jan – 8 Jan
  2. Wk 2 9 Jan – 15 Jan
  3. Wk 3 16 Jan – 22 Jan
  4. Wk 4 23 Jan – 29 Jan
  5. Wk 5 30 Jan – 5 Feb
  6. Wk 6 6 Feb – 12 Feb
  7. Wk 7 13 Feb – 19 Feb
  8. Wk 8 20 Feb – 26 Feb
  9. Wk 9 27 Feb – 4 Mar
  10. Wk 10 5 Mar – 11 Mar
  11. Wk 11 12 Mar – 18 Mar
  12. Wk 12 19 Mar – 25 Mar
  13. Wk 13 26 Mar – 1 Apr
  14. Wk 14 2 Apr – 8 Apr
  15. Wk 15 9 Apr – 15 Apr
  16. Wk 16 16 Apr – 22 Apr
  17. Wk 17 23 Apr – 29 Apr
  18. Wk 18 30 Apr – 6 May
  19. Wk 19 7 May – 13 May
  20. Wk 20 14 May – 20 May
  21. Wk 21 21 May – 27 May
  22. Wk 22 28 May – 3 Jun
  23. Wk 23 4 Jun – 10 Jun
  24. Wk 24 11 Jun – 17 Jun
  25. Wk 25 18 Jun – 24 Jun
  26. Wk 26 25 Jun – 1 Jul
  27. Wk 27 2 Jul – 8 Jul
  28. Wk 28 9 Jul – 15 Jul
  29. Wk 29 16 Jul – 22 Jul
  30. Wk 30 23 Jul – 29 Jul
  31. Wk 31 30 Jul – 5 Aug
  32. Wk 32 6 Aug – 12 Aug
  33. Wk 33 13 Aug – 19 Aug
  34. Wk 34 20 Aug – 26 Aug
  35. Wk 35 27 Aug – 2 Sep
  36. Wk 36 3 Sep – 9 Sep
  37. Wk 37 10 Sep – 16 Sep
  38. Wk 38 17 Sep – 23 Sep
  39. Wk 39 24 Sep – 30 Sep
  40. Wk 40 1 Oct – 7 Oct
  41. Wk 41 8 Oct – 14 Oct
  42. Wk 42 15 Oct – 21 Oct
  43. Wk 43 22 Oct – 28 Oct
  44. Wk 44 29 Oct – 4 Nov
  45. Wk 45 5 Nov – 11 Nov
  46. Wk 46 12 Nov – 18 Nov
  47. Wk 47 19 Nov – 25 Nov
  48. Wk 48 26 Nov – 2 Dec
  49. Wk 49 3 Dec – 9 Dec
  50. Wk 50 10 Dec – 16 Dec
  51. Wk 51 17 Dec – 23 Dec
  52. Wk 52 24 Dec – 30 Dec

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