About the day » Thursday June 28, 1956Calender converter

• Ademar Ronchi, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1985)
• Bas Victor Fredriksz, 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• William Emery Clark, Illinois († 2009)
• Hilda J. J. C. L. Paque, Heks, België († 2009)
• Kathy Jane {Brodowski} Stiver, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America († 2022)
• Etienne Michaux, Charleroi, Belgique († 1994)
• Johan Menten, Sint-Truiden, België († 2018)
• Geessien Windt, Groningen († 1965)
• Holman Hike Smith, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands († 1978)
• Marc VAN LERBERGHE, Virelles, 56083, Hainaut, Belgique († 2019)

• Alma Andersson Augustsdotter Lindberg (73), Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Antonia Geertruida Lunenburg (38), Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Hinoul (80), Rotem
• Adrianus Johannes de Bie (61), Tilburg
• Baukje Schuttinga (82), Pella, Marion County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Baukje Schuttinga (82), Pella, Marion County, Iowa
• Antonia Geertruida Lunenburg (38), Best, Nordbrabant, Niederlande
• Bernardus Josephus Van Alsenoy (84), Merksem
• Baukje (Bertha) Rienks Schuttinga (82), Pella, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Pater (73), Zwartsluis, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1954 » A. A. Gill, Scottish author and critic († 2016)
• 1954 » Alice Krige, South African actress
• 1955 » Shirley Cheriton, British actress
• 1956 » Amira Hass, Israeli journalist and author
• 1956 » Noel Mugavin, Australian footballer and coach
• 1957 » Georgi Parvanov, Bulgarian historian and politician, 4th President of Bulgaria
• 1957 » Jim Spanarkel, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1957 » Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1957 » Mike Skinner, American race car driver
• 1958 » Donna Edwards, American lawyer and politician

• 1940 » Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and politician (b. 1896)
• 1944 » Friedrich Dollmann, German general (b. 1882)
• 1945 » Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Turkish journalist (b. 1879)
• 1947 » Stanislav Kostka Neumann, Czech writer, poet and journalist (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Jake Swirbul, American businessman, co-founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (b. 1898)
• 1962 » Cy Morgan, American baseball player (b. 1878)
• 1962 » Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (b. 1903)
• 1965 » Red Nichols, American cornet player, bandleader, and composer (b. 1905)
• 1966 » Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Turkish historian and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1890)
• 1971 » Franz Stangl, Austrian SS officer (b. 1908)

• 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.
• February 20 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
• July 16 » Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
• October 14 » Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).
• October 17 » The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
• October 31 » Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
• November 3 » Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.

The temperature on June 28, 1956 was between 5.9 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.