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June 24, 1958

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MOSCOW RIOTERS IN 2-HOUR ATTACK ON BONN EMBASSY; Smash Windows, Daub Walls and Hurl Incendiary Rags in Retaliatory Action

By Max Frankel

Moscow mob stages 2-hr riot before W Ger Embassy; throws stones, bricks, incendiary rags, ink bottles; damage extensive despite precautions; police present but ineffective; arrest no one; Amb Kroll protests, demands pub apology, compensation; only anti-Russian demonstrations in Copenhagen and Bonn reptd to Russians; Kroll and Morch absent from Kremlin reception; some Western newsmen molested by rioters; M Frankel (NY Times) reptd chased into Embassy; interruptions of latter's dispatch from Moscow noted; rioters illus

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Notable Births

Jean Charest

1958Jean Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada[โ€ ]

John James "Jean" Charest is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 29th premier of Quebec from 2003 to 2012. Prior to that, he was a member of Parliament (MP) between 1984 and 1998. After holding several Cabinet posts from 1986 to 1990 and from 1991 to 1993, he was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998.

Silvio Mondinelli

1958Silvio Mondinelli, Italian mountaineer[โ€ ]

Silvio Mondinelli is an Italian climber. In 2007, he became the 13th person to climb the 14 eight-thousanders. He is the 6th person to achieve that feat without using supplemental oxygen and the first mountaineer to climb the Seven Summits and the 14 eight-thousanders.

Reed Oliver

1958Reed Oliver, governor of Pohnpei State, Micronesia[โ€ ]

Reed B. Oliver is the current governor of Pohnpei State, Micronesia since 13 January 2020.

John Tortorella

1958John Tortorella, American ice hockey player and coach[โ€ ]

John Tortorella is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He most recently served as head coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tortorella has also been the head coach of the NHL's New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blue Jackets. He led Tampa Bay to the 2004 Stanley Cup championship.

Historical Context for June 24, 1958

In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[โ€ ]