1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( F rid ay ) ▁Russian ▁composer ▁Ig or ▁Stra vin sky ▁obtain s ▁an ▁audience ▁with ▁Giuseppe ▁Card inal ▁Ron cal li , ▁who , ▁as ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Ven ice , ▁gives ▁permission ▁for ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁Stra vin sky ' s ▁C antic um ▁Sac rum ▁in ▁St ▁Mark ' s ▁C athedral . ▁The ▁piece ▁was ▁dedicated ▁by ▁Stra vin sky ▁" To ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ven ice , ▁in ▁pra ise ▁of ▁its ▁Pat ron ▁Saint , ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Mark , ▁Apost le ". ▁He ▁conducted ▁the ▁performance ▁himself , ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( S aturday ) ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Murray ▁River ▁flo od : ▁Following ▁higher ▁than ▁average ▁ra inf all ▁in ▁Western ▁Queensland ▁and ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁heavy ▁rain ▁in ▁the ▁Murray - D ar ling ▁bas in , ▁flo od ▁waters ▁move ▁down ▁the ▁Murray ▁and ▁Dar ling ▁and ▁peak ▁at ▁Mer be in ▁in ▁Victoria ▁and ▁ ▁at ▁Morgan ▁in ▁South ▁Australia . ▁D ied : ▁Jackson ▁Pol lock , ▁ 4 4 , ▁US ▁artist , ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁crash , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁passenger , ▁while ▁driving ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁alco hol ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( S und ay ) ▁H urr icane ▁B ets y ▁makes ▁land fall ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁the ▁first ▁Atlantic ▁h urr