NOT have a northern path limit. This was the last of 57 umbral solar eclipses of Solar Saros 118. May May 2 – "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", written by Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, becomes the South African national anthem, replacing "God Save the Queen", which is retained as a royal anthem. May 8 – South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem begins a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor. May 15. Operation Grapple: At Malden Island in the Pacific, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb, which fails to detonate properly. Stanley Matthews plays his final international game, ending an English record international career of almost 23 years. May 16 – Paul-Henri Spaak becomes the new Secretary General of NATO. May 24 – May 24 incident: Anti-American riots erupt in Taipei, Taiwan. May 30 – Real Madrid beats Fiorentina 2–0 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, to win the 1956–57 European Cup (football). June June 9 – Broad Peak, on the China-Pakistan border, is first ascended. June 21 – John Diefenbaker becomes the 13th Prime Minister of Canada. June 27 – Hurricane Audrey demolishes Cameron, Louisiana, U.S., killing 400 people. July July 1 The International Geophysical Year begins. The University of Waterloo is founded in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Hugh Everett III publishes the first scientifically founded many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Production of the Citroën Traction Avant automobile, begun in 1934, ceases. July 6 - At the age of fifteen, Paul McCartney meets John Lennon and his band, the Quarrymen, at the St Peter's Church Hall fête in Woolton. July 11 – His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV becomes the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims at age 20. His grandfather Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan III appoints Prince Karim in his will. July 14 – Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world. July 16 – United States Marine Major John Glenn flies an F8U supersonic jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds, setting a new transcontinental speed record. July 19 – The largely autobiographical novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold by Evelyn Waugh is published. July 25 – Tunisia becomes a republic, with Habib Bourguiba as its first president. July 28 The 6th World Festival of Youth and Students, a high point of the Khrushchev