What was the world like in 1956?
India's #1 song of the year was Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Jeena Yahan from C.I.D., topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1956.
Gold: yearly average, 24K, approx. Petrol: Delhi pump price around mid-year, approx. Sensex: BSE year-end close. Today's figures as of late Oct 2026. For curiosity, not advice.
If you were born in 1956, none of this existed.
Sputnik, the first satellite, reaches orbit
Doordarshan makes its first broadcast from Delhi
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space
Humans walk on the Moon
Aryabhata, India's first satellite, launches
Sholay releases in cinemas
Colour television arrives in India
India wins its first Cricket World Cup at Lord's
And 39 more. Your exact day shows the full list.
The year is the trailer. Your day is the film.
The Moon and your nakshatra, the weather in your city, the front page and who shares your birthday.
Take me back to my day