<Table> <Tr> <Th> ← Cortina 1956 </Th> <Th> Squaw Valley 1960 → </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> ← Cortina 1956 </Th> <Th> Squaw Valley 1960 → </Th> </Tr> <P> The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956 . </P> <P> These Games were the first to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere and Oceania, as well as the first to be held outside Europe and North America . Melbourne is the most southerly city ever to host the Olympics . Due to the Southern Hemisphere's seasons being different from those in the Northern Hemisphere, the 1956 Games did not take place at the usual time of year, because of the need to hold the events during the warmer weather of the host's spring / summer (which corresponds to the Northern Hemisphere's autumn / winter). </P>

Where were the olympic games held in 1956