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Historical Events Happened In June - 01

Monday, 20 May 2013

1958 On this day in history charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France

1958 General De Gaulle named the premier of France on this day in history.

1959 On this day in history constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day)

1960 On this day in history lester Patrick NHL coach/star, dies at 76

1960 Lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76 on this day in history.

1962 Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.

1962 On this day in history uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m

1963 King Victor Emmanual III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia on this day in history.

1964 Rutkowski Bronislaw, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.

1965 A Penzias & R Wilson detect 3ø K primordial background radiation on this day in history.

1965 On this day in history explosion at Fukuoka, Japan kills 237 coal miners

1966 2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights on this day in history.

1966 George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London on this day in history.

1967 On this day in history beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in US & goes gold

1967 Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, DC on this day in history.

1968 On this day in history helen Keller blind & deaf, dies at 87

1968 Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" hits #1 on this day in history.

1968 On this day in history helen Keller, blind & deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87

1969 On this day in history tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV

1970 Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days on this day in history.

1970 G Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.

1971 Ed Sullivan's final TV show on this day in history.

1971 Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2167 Erin on this day in history.

1971 On this day in history reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature & Destiny of Man), dies at 78

1973 Greece becomes a republic, scrapping its monarchy on this day in history.

1973 On this day in history paul McCartney & Wings release "Live & Let Die"

1973 On this day in history harvey S Firestone Jr, US tire manufacturer, dies at 75

1974 On this day in history bundy victim Brenda Ball disappears from Burien, Wash

1975 On this day in history calif Angel Nolan Ryan 4th no-hitter beats Balt Orioles, 1-0

1975 On this day in history ron Woods replaces Mick Taylor as Rolling Stone guitarist

1975 On this day in history steve Prefontaine, 5K (Olympics-4-1972), dies at 25

1976 Pieter Balledux, actor/stage manager/resistance fighter, dies at 89 on this day in history.

1979 On this day in history wings release "Old Siam, Sir"

1979 Jack Mulhall, actor (Buck Rogers, Held for Ransom), dies at 91 on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In June - 01

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1076 On this day in history birth of mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)

1300 Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338) was born on this day in history.

1480 Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.

1503 Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col was born on this day in history.

1549 On this day in history birth of allesandre Spontone, composer

1563 Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612) was born on this day in history.

1611 Felician Schwab, composer was born on this day in history.

1633 On this day in history birth of geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)

Famous Deaths In June - 01

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1191 On this day in history philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies

1340 Jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies on this day in history.

1434 On this day in history jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies

1568 On this day in history death of duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded

1571 Death of John Story, English Catholic on this day in history.

1616 On this day in history death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)

1625 On this day in history death of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568)

1639 Death of Melchior Franck, German composer on this day in history.