The temperature on December 30, 1952 was between -3.7 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 21 » The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".
May 3 » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
July 3 » The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
September 6 » A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
Day of death June 11, 1956
The temperature on June 11, 1956 was between 11.6 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 14.9 mm of rain during 11.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 3 » Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
October 15 » FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
November 1 » The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.
December 2 » The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.
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