June 1956

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The following events occurred in June 1956:

June 1, 1956 (Friday)[]

June 2, 1956 (Saturday)[]

  • President Tito of Yugoslavia begins a three-week state visit to the Soviet Union, reinforcing a thaw in relations between the two countries after the death of Stalin.[3]

June 3, 1956 (Sunday)[]

June 4, 1956 (Monday)[]

June 5, 1956 (Tuesday)[]

  • In Browder v. Gayle, a United States civil lawsuit resulting from the Montgomery bus boycott, the District Court rules that "the enforced segregation of black and white passengers on motor buses operating in the City of Montgomery [Alabama] violates the Constitution and laws of the United States".[7]
  • Elvis Presley appears on The Milton Berle Show, singing "Hound Dog". It is the first time Presley has appeared on screen without a guitar, and the resulting performance attracts widespread criticism because of his "suggestive" movements.[8]
  • Born: Kenny G, US saxophonist, in Seattle, Washington

June 6, 1956 (Wednesday)[]

June 7, 1956 (Thursday)[]

June 8, 1956 (Friday)[]

June 9, 1956 (Saturday)[]

June 10, 1956 (Sunday)[]

June 11, 1956 (Monday)[]

June 12, 1956 (Tuesday)[]

  • Burma's leader U Nu relinquishes his role as Prime Minister of Burma and is replaced by Ba Swe.[18]

June 13, 1956 (Wednesday)[]

  • A tropical storm makes landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, United States. By the time it dissipates, four people have been killed and damage is estimated at $50,000.[19]
  • Interpol becomes the common name of the International Criminal Police Commission.[20]
  • In the final of the 1955–56 European Cup football tournament, held at the Parc des Princes, Paris, Real Madrid C.F. defeat Stade Reims 4–3.[21]

June 14, 1956 (Thursday)[]

  • Born: King Diamond, Danish musician, in Hvidovre, under the name Kim Bendix Petersen

June 15, 1956 (Friday)[]

June 16, 1956 (Saturday)[]

June 17, 1956 (Sunday)[]

June 18, 1956 (Monday)[]

June 19, 1956 (Tuesday)[]

June 20, 1956 (Wednesday)[]

  • Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation travelling from New York to Caracas, catches fire while dumping fuel in order to return to Idlewild Airport after experiencing engine trouble. It crashes into the sea, killing all 74 people aboard were killed; it was, to that date, the world's worst disaster involving a scheduled commercial flight.[27]
  • In the Quebec general election, the Union Nationale, under Maurice Duplessis, defeats the Quebec Liberal Party to win re-election.[28]
  • Former US President Harry S. Truman, during a tour of Europe, is presented with an honorary degree by the University of Oxford.[29]
  • The Canadian province of Saskatchewan holds a general election, resulting in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Tommy Douglas retaining its majority in the provincial legislature and winning a fourth term in office.[30]

June 21, 1956 (Thursday)[]

  • US dramatist Arthur Miller is called before the House Un-American Activities Committee of the United States House of Representatives, but declines to name suspected Communists, resulting in his conviction for contempt of court.[31]
  • Robert L Greene, Jr is born in Muskegon, MI

June 22, 1956 (Friday)[]

  • Born: Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani agriculturist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2008–11, in Murree, Punjab
  • Died: Walter de la Mare, 83, English poet

June 23, 1956 (Saturday)[]

June 24, 1956 (Sunday)[]

June 25, 1956 (Monday)[]

  • Born: Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician and president 1999–2004, in Monospitovo, Strumica, Yugoslavia (died 2004)

June 26, 1956 (Tuesday)[]

  • Australian collier ship Vicky sinks off , Victoria, Australia, with the loss of eight crew members.[38]
  • The 1956 Canada Cup golf competition, held at the Wentworth Club in Surrey, UK, is won by the US team of Ben Hogan and Sam Snead over the South African team of Bobby Locke and Gary Player, with Hogan also winning the individual prize.[39]
  • Born: Catherine Samba-Panza, president of the Central African Republic from 2014 to 2016, in Fort Lamy, French Equatorial Africa (now N'Djamena, Chad)
  • Died: Clifford Brown, 25, US jazz trumpeter and Richie Powell, 24, US jazz pianist, in a car accident that also killed Powell's 19-year-old wife Nancy[40]

June 27, 1956 (Wednesday)[]

June 28, 1956 (Thursday)[]

June 29, 1956 (Friday)[]

June 30, 1956 (Saturday)[]

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  4. ^ Chris Carter (3 June 2015). "3 June 1956: Third-class rail travel ends in Britain". MoneyWeek. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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  6. ^ "Submarine Missing for Two and a Half Hours". The Times (53548). UK. 4 June 1956. p. 8.
  7. ^ Browder v. Gayle, District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Alabama Northern Division, June 19, 1956, retrieved October 29, 2005.
  8. ^ The Blue Moon Boys: The Story of Elvis Presley's Band. Ken Burke and Dan Griffin. 2006. Chicago Review Press. page 52. ISBN 1-55652-614-8
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  19. ^ David M. Roth (2010-05-04). "Unnamed Tropical Storm – June 13-15, 1956". Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  20. ^ "Name and logo". INTERPOL. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  21. ^ 1955–56 season at UEFA website
  22. ^ "Legislation: 1950s". South African History Online. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  23. ^ Bartlett, Charles (June 17, 1956). "Middlecoff wins Open by stroke". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
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  27. ^ "Search Vessels Find 6 of 74 Crash Dead". Dallas Morning News. Associated Press. 1956-06-21. p. 1. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  28. ^ Leslie Roberts (1963). The Chief: A Political Biography of Maurice Duplessis. Clarke, Irwin.
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  34. ^ "TU Eindhoven Established". TU Eindhoven. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
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  36. ^ "Air Crash in Nigeria Argonaut With 45 on Board, Many Casualties, Craft Bound For London". News. The Times (53566). London. 25 June 1956. col A, p. 8.
  37. ^ Copa del Rey 1956
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  39. ^ "Wonderful final rounds gain Canada Cup for U.S.". The Times. 27 June 1956. p. 4.
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  47. ^ Corriere dello Sport, June 30, 1956.
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