* Hero of Socialist Labour, three times ( August 12, 1953, June 20, 1956, March 7, 1962 )

Its name commemorates the uprisings in East Berlin of 17 June 1953.

Hitherto ruled by a monarchical dynasty, Egypt became a republic on 18 June 1953, in the wake of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.

On 16 June 1953 the Common Assembly passed a resolution enabling the official formation of political groups, and on 23 June 1953 the constituent declaration of the group was published and the group was officially formed.

Mountbatten attended the funeral of King George VI in June 1952 and, having been promoted to the substantive rank of full admiral on 27 February 1953, he attended the coronation of the Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953.

Francis Harry Compton Crick, OM, FRS ( 8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004 ) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 together with James D. Watson.

( The New York Times subsequently ran a longer article on 12 June 1953 ).

From 1954 to 1990, the 17th of June was an official holiday in West Germany to commemorate the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany, even with the name " Day of the German Unity ".

When a rebellion in East Germany was harshly suppressed by the Red Army in June 1953, Adenauer took full advantage of the situation and was handily re-elected to a second term as Chancellor.

Voroshilov, Malenkov, and Khrushchev brought about 26 June 1953 arrest of Lavrenty Beria after Stalin's death.

His opportunity came in June 1953 when a spontaneous uprising against the East German Communist regime broke out in East Berlin.

On 26 June 1953, Beria was arrested and held in an undisclosed location near Moscow.

At Beria's trial after his June 1953 arrest, a significant number of rape and sexual assault allegations were brought to light.

At a general meeting of the WRU in June 1953, they made a decision, " That until such time as the facilities at Swansea were improved, all international matches be played at Cardiff ".

Napalm was also used during the Korean War, most notably during the defense of " Outpost Harry " in South Korea during the night of June 10 – 11, 1953.

Tensions finally reached breaking point and a Workers ’ Uprising took place on 17 June 1953, to be quickly and brutally crushed when Soviet tanks rolled in, and some of the worst violence occurred around Potsdamer Platz, where several people were killed by the Volkspolizei.

In Gray v. Wright, a seven-inch hemostat was left in Mrs. Gray during gall bladder surgery in June, 1947, and despite her chronic complaints about stomach pain over the years, the device was not found until an X-ray in March, 1953, when it was removed.

Previously mainly Scottish Gaelic-speaking, most of the population was evacuated to Mull on 20 June 1953, since when the island has been sparsely populated.

Zaisser, who tried to depose SED General Secretary Walter Ulbricht after the June 1953 uprising was after this removed by Ulbricht and replaced by Ernst Wollweber.

Popular music stars in the early 1950s included Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Frankie Laine, Patti Page, Judy Garland, Johnnie Ray, Kay Starr, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin, Georgia Gibbs, Eddie Fisher, Teresa Brewer, Dinah Shore, Kitty Kallen, Joni James, Peggy Lee, Julie London, Toni Arden, June Valli, Doris Day, Arthur Godfrey, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Guy Mitchell, Nat King Cole, and vocal groups like The Mills Brothers, The Ink Spots, The Four Lads, The Four Aces, The Chordettes, Fontane Sisters, The Hilltoppers and The Ames Brothers.

* June 20 – Eddie Laughton, British-born American film actor ( d. 1952 )

* June 14 – Eddie Polo, Austro-American dramatist ( b. 1875 )

* June 5 – Eddie Joost, baseball player and manager ( d. 2011 )

* June 14 – Eddie Eagan, American sportsman ( b. 1897 )

Former Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was introduced as the 76ers ' new coach on June 1, 2009.

Others with local connections include actors Roger Moore, Simon Callow, Peter Davison, Nicholas Clay, Neil Pearson and June Whitfield, saucy seaside postcard artist Donald McGill and comedians Eddie Izzard, Jeremy Hardy and Paul Merton.

On June 3, Michael Anthony began a successful tour with Hagar billed as " The Other Half " ( a reference to them being half of Van Halen with the other half being Eddie / Alex ), with Anthony singing lead vocals sometimes.

On June 16, 2011, Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti claimed that he was invited to 5150 studios and that Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen performed the album live, in its entirety, for Tremonti and a friend.

In June 18, 2009 Eddie Brigati and Felix Cavaliere were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at a ceremonty in New York City.

As well as the core cast guest voices included Paul Merton, Morwenna Banks, Judith Chalmers, Antoine de Caunes, Bob Holness, Bob Monkhouse, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, Arthur Smith, June Whitfield, Kathy Burke, Pam Ayres and Eddie Izzard.

The O ' Jays are an American R & B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert ( born June 16, 1942 ), Walter Williams ( born August 25, 1943 ), William Powell ( January 20, 1942 – May 26, 1977 ), Bobby Massey and Bill Isles.

* June 11, 1982, Jerry Reuss / Los Angeles Dodgers ( double by Reds ' Eddie Milner, who reached third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a fielder's choice )

On June 6, 1989 Crazy Eddie was served with a petition by five of its creditors, who had not been paid a total of $ 860, 000 they were owed, which sought to have the company forced into bankruptcy.

Eddie Antar was arrested near Tel Aviv in June 1992.

Eddie Antar's fraud trial began in June, and was prosecuted jointly by U. S. Attorneys Paul Weissman and Michael Chertoff.

and takes up the role of Eddie in the new musical Loserville at the west Yorkshire Playhouse in June 2012

Instead, Gates will play Eddie in the new musical Loserville at the West Yorkshire Playhouse from 18 June to 14 July 2012.

Two days before summer vacation in June 1958, Eddie runs away from home and decides to rest in the park.

The O ' Jays are a Canton, Ohio based soul and R & B group, originally consisting of Walter Williams ( born August 25, 1942 ), Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, William Powell ( January 20, 1942 – May 26, 1977 ) and Eddie Levert ( b. June 16, 1942 ).

On 28 June, it was reported by Fox Sports Australia that Eddie McGuire said Kewell would be officially presented with a Melbourne Victory shirt when the Melbourne side would face Scottish side Celtic in a friendly at AAMI Park on 13 July, which proved untrue.

The band took an indefinite hiatus after the Show World tour, and their future was uncertain after the untimely death of guitarist Eddie Kurdziel on June 6, 1999.

In 1947, the series switched to NBC, hosted at various times by Baker, Garry Moore ( 1947 – 49 ), Eddie Cantor ( 1949 – 50 ) and Jack Paar ( beginning June 11, 1950 ).

* June 15 – Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus is shot in Chicago by deranged fan Ruth Ann Steinhagen.

For jazz fans-The cowbell is highlighted in the opening of " Compared to What " by Les McCann and Eddie Harris, a song that's perhaps known best from their million-seller live album, " Swiss Movement ", recorded on June 21, 1969 at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.