June 1953

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June 2, 1953: Coronation of Elizabeth II

The following events occurred in June 1953:

June 1, 1953 (Monday)

June 2, 1953 (Tuesday)

June 3, 1953 (Wednesday)

June 4, 1953 (Thursday)

  • The Italian cargo ship Serapide sank off Cape Palos, Spain. Its 24 crew members were rescued by the Spanish naval destroyer Legazpi.

June 5, 1953 (Friday)

June 6, 1953 (Saturday)

June 7, 1953 (Sunday)

June 8, 1953 (Monday)

June 8, 1953: Tornado near Erie, Michigan

June 9, 1953 (Tuesday)

June 10, 1953 (Wednesday)

June 11, 1953 (Thursday)

  • Born: José Bové, French farmer and politician, in Talence

June 12, 1953 (Friday)

June 13, 1953 (Saturday)

Imre Nagy (center) in June 1953

June 14, 1953 (Sunday)

June 15, 1953 (Monday)

June 16, 1953 (Tuesday)

  • East German uprising of 1953: Strike action by construction workers began in East Berlin, leading to a wider uprising against the government.
  • Norwegian cruise ship Brand V ran aground at Ålesund and was a total loss. All passengers and crew were rescued.

June 17, 1953 (Wednesday)

June 17, 1953: Demonstration by construction workers in East Berlin

June 18, 1953 (Thursday)

  • Egypt declared itself a republic, after last year's revolution.
  • Tachikawa air disaster: A United States Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashed just after takeoff from Tachikawa Airfield near Tokyo, Japan, killing all 129 people on board in the worst air crash in history at this time and the first with a confirmed death toll exceeding 100.
  • The 3rd Berlin International Film Festival opened in West Germany.
  • Died: René Fonck, 59, French aviator, top Allied World War I flying ace (stroke)

June 19, 1953 (Friday)

June 20, 1953 (Saturday)

June 21, 1953 (Sunday)

June 22, 1953 (Monday)

June 23, 1953 (Tuesday)

June 24, 1953 (Wednesday)

June 25, 1953 (Thursday)

  • The 1953 Northern Kyushu flood began, lasting until June 29 and eventually causing 771 deaths and affecting about 1 million people.

June 26, 1953 (Friday)

June 27, 1953 (Saturday)

June 28, 1953 (Sunday)

June 29, 1953 (Monday)

  • J. Brooke Mosley was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Delaware in the Episcopal Church, at a special convention in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
  • Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records brought together the first line-up of the US singing group that later became The Drifters. After a recording session in New York City, he asked lead singer Clyde McPhatter to put together a different backing group.

June 30, 1953 (Tuesday)


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