▁ 6 ▁ ▁Refer endum ▁held ▁in ▁Syl het ▁to ▁decide ▁its ▁fate ▁in ▁the ▁Part ition ▁of ▁India . ▁The ▁first ▁prototype ▁A K - 4 7 s ▁are ▁built , ▁soon ▁becoming ▁the ▁most ▁produced ▁assault ▁rif le ▁in ▁history . ▁ ▁July ▁ 8 ▁– ▁Ros well ▁U FO ▁incident : ▁A ▁supposed ly ▁down ed ▁extr ater rest rial ▁space craft ▁is ▁reported ly ▁found ▁near ▁Ros well , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁July ▁ 9 ▁– ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁announ ces ▁the ▁eng agement ▁of ▁his ▁daughter ▁Princess ▁Elizabeth ▁to ▁L t . ▁Philip ▁Mount b atten . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁The ▁ship ▁Ex od us ▁leaves ▁France ▁for ▁Palest ine , ▁with ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁Jewish ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv or ▁refuge es ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 7 ▁▁ ▁Indian ▁passenger ▁ship ▁ ▁is ▁caps ized ▁by ▁a ▁cy clone ▁at ▁M umb ai , ▁India , ▁with ▁ 6 2 5 ▁people ▁killed . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁date ▁when ▁Ra oul ▁W allen berg ▁dies ▁in ▁a ▁Soviet ▁prison . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁announced ▁until ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁There ▁will ▁be ▁reported ▁sight ings ▁of ▁him ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 8 ▁ ▁Following ▁wide ▁media ▁and ▁U NS CO P ▁coverage , ▁the ▁Ex od us ▁is ▁captured ▁by ▁British ▁troops , ▁and ▁refused ▁entry