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May 25, 1956

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Pro-Turkish Rioting Flares Up in Cyprus; PRO-TURKISH RIOT FLARES IN CYPRUS Nicosia Area to Be Sealed

By Joseph O. Haff Special To the New York Times

Turkish Cypriotes riot at several points to protest killing of Turkish policeman by masked man, Polis; murder attributed to EOKA; autos burned, Greek shops stoned, Nicosia; Brit separate Greek, Turkish qrs; to seal off bldgs used by rioters; autos and stores burned, Limassol; curfew imposed; shops damaged Larnacas; terrorist bombings reptd in Famagusta, Lapithos; Cyprus-Is-Turkish Party chmn Kutchuk protests pro-Greek violence, messages to Dulles, Sec Gen Hammarskjold; Brit soldier illus during arms roundup

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ISRAEL AND EGYPT ACCEPT GAZA PLAN; Burns Says They'll Implement Observation Post Proposal --He Censures Jordan ISRAEL AND EGYPT ACCEPT GAZA PLAN 12 Posts to Be Set Up

By Homer Bigart Special To the New York Times

Burns repts Israel and Egypt agree on plan for UN OPs in Gaza strip, fail to agree on resuming mixed armistice comm meetings; censures Jordan for firing on Israeli patrol, Mt Scopus; 2 officers, 1st of 21 reinforcements for UN truce supervision orgn, arrive from Norway; 6 OPs to be estab on each side of Gaza strip line

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Notable Births

Stavros Arnaoutakis

1956Stavros Arnaoutakis, Greek politician[†]

Stavros Arnaoutakis is a Greek politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) between 2004 and 2009. He also served as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament and Deputy Minister for the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping from 2009 to 2010.

Larry Hogan

1956Larry Hogan, American politician, 62nd Governor of Maryland[†]

Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. is an American politician who served as the 62nd governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party and son of three-term U.S. representative Lawrence Hogan, he served as co-chair of the centrist organization No Labels from 2020 to 2023. He was the Republican nominee in the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Maryland, losing to Democrat Angela Alsobrooks.

1956Kevin Lynch, Irish Republican (died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike)[†]

Kevin Lynch was an Irish republican and member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) from Park, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The Dungiven hurling team was renamed Kevin Lynch's Hurling Club in his honour after his death on hunger strike.

1956David P. Sartor, American composer and conductor[†]

David Sartor is an American composer, conductor, and educator, and is the founder and music director of the Parthenon Chamber Orchestra.

Historical Context for May 25, 1956

In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]