About the day » Monday June 25, 1956Calender converter

• Andre Mathieu Bergmans, Lommel († 2006)
• Mary Kathryn Dincher, Sodus, Wayne, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2005)
• Franciscus Petrus (Frans) Stokman, Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
• Dominique Toussaint, Rocourt,, Liège, Belgique († 2024)
• Nn Kroese, Baarn
• nn Poelhekken, Nijmegen († 1956)
• N.N. Arends, Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1956)
• Linda Sue VanderHoff († 1961)
• anna aleida elisabeth (3k) berens, schoonebeek († 2005)
• Frits (Fritsje) Lunenborg, Nieuw-Amsterdam, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1957)

• Anna Philomena Baumann (85), St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
• Aziza DJIAN (93), Alger, Algérie
• Andrew Mouw (66), Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin
• Cornelia van der Salm (86), Wijchen
• Arthur Howe Childs (70), Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
• Cornelia Anna Maria Dalmeijer (76), Naarden
• Albert Jan ten Thije (58), Enschede
• Alfons August Vervloet (42), Lier, Antwerpen, België
• Afke Horjus (81), Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Camille Victor KESTELOOT (68), St. Johns, Michigan (USA)

• 1954 » Daryush Shokof, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1954 » David Paich, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
• 1954 » Lina Romay, Spanish actress († 2012)
• 1954 » Mario Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1955 » Vic Marks, English cricketer and sportscaster
• 1956 » Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author († 2018)
• 1956 » Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia († 2004)
• 1956 » Craig Young, Australian rugby player and coach
• 1956 » Frank Paschek, German long jumper
• 1957 » Greg Millen, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

• 1944 » Dénes Berinkey, Hungarian jurist and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1871)
• 1944 » Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer and actress (b. 1906)
• 1947 » Jimmy Doyle, American boxer (b. 1924)
• 1948 » William C. Lee, American general (b. 1895)
• 1949 » Buck Freeman, American baseball player (b. 1871)
• 1949 » James Steen, American water polo player (b. 1876)
• 1950 » Maurice O'Sullivan, Irish police officer and author (b. 1904)
• 1958 » Alfred Noyes, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1880)
• 1959 » Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (b. 1938)
• 1960 » Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
• January 8 » Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Huaorani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
• March 9 » Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.
• April 2 » As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
• June 11 » 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.
• July 30 » A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God We Trust as the U.S. national motto.
• November 2 » Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip.

The temperature on June 25, 1956 was between 9.8 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.