1987 Event Howard Stern holds a free speech rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza New York City 1961 Death Dag Hammarskjold, United Nations Secretary General, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56 1957 Event Dag Hammarskjold re-elected Secretary-General of UN 1953 Event Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden elected 2nd United Nations general-secretary 1953 Event U.N. Security Council nominates Dag Hammarskjold secretary-general 1905 Birthday Dag Hammarskjold, Sweden, 2nd United Nations Secretary-General, 1953-61, Nobel 1961
