events
October 19, 1955
The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union approves the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
History of the Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest was first held in 1956. Following a series of exchange broadcasts in 1954 through its Eurovision transmission network, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) commissioned an international song competition, from an idea developed by Sergio Pugliese and Marcel Bezençon and originally based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival.
October 19
October 19 is the 292nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 73 days remain until the end of the year.