What Happened on March 14, 1956

Historical Events

50-year-old baseball pitching star Satchel Paige signs a contract to play for and manage the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro National League

Alexey Pajitnov, Russian video game designer and computer engineer (Tetris), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
Colin Ayre, British football player (Newcastle United), born in Ashington, Northumberland
Natalya Kuleshova, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, Soviet Union
Patrick Leonard, American songwriter, film composer and music producer (Madonna), born in Crystal Falls, Michigan
Tessa Sanderson, British javelin thrower (Olympic gold. 1984), born in Kingston, Jamaica