June 1956 calendar

June 1956
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 1956.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Anthony Eden (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on June 1956: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1956?

Events

01 Jun 1956 First international flight (to Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport - YUL) from the Atlanta Municipal Airport (ATL); now Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and currently the world's busiest airport)
02 Jun 1956 Yugoslav President Tito visits Moscow
03 Jun 1956 3rd class travel on British Railways ends
04 Jun 1956 Speech by USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev blasting Josef Stalin made public.
05 Jun 1956 Milton Berle Show, last airs on NBC-TV
06 Jun 1956 In Singapore, chief minister David Marshall resigns after the breakdown of talks about internal self-government in London.
07 Jun 1956 Singapore government of Marshall resigns
08 Jun 1956 Lim Yem Hock forms Singapore government
09 Jun 1956 Heavy earthquake strikes Afghanistan, 400 killed
10 Jun 1956 16th modern Olympiad equestrian events open in Stockholm
11 Jun 1956 Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
13 Jun 1956 Shangri-La opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 21 performances
14 Jun 1956 New Faces of 1956 opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 221 performances
15 Jun 1956 Eindhoven University of Technology is founded in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
16 Jun 1956 56th US Golf Open: Cary Middlecoff shoots a 281 at Oak Hill Country Club - New York
18 Jun 1956 Last of foreign troops leaves Egypt as Brits leave Suez Canal
19 Jun 1956 Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin end partnership after 16 films
20 Jun 1956 Venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed
21 Jun 1956 Anti-protons detected in the atmosphere
23 Jun 1956 Jimmy Durante Show, last airs on NBC-TV
24 Jun 1956 Steve Allen Show, returns on NBC-TV
25 Jun 1956 51 die in collision of Andrea Doria andStockholm
28 Jun 1956 First atomic reactor built for private research operates in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
29 Jun 1956 Federal interstate highway system act signed
30 Jun 1956 Pipe Dream closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 245 performances
23 Jun 1956 The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.