Historical Events In June - 06

1946  On this day in history gerhart Hauptmann, writer, dies at 83   

1947  On this day in history norman Reid, cricketer (Test S Af v Aust 1921-22, 11 & 6, 2-63), dies   

1951  On this day in history lionel Hallam, cricketer (England capt 1921), dies   

1953  On June - 06 j Churms discovers asteroid #2025   

1955  On this day in history bill Haley & Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1   

1956  Margaret Wycherly, actress (Claudia), dies at 74 on June - 06.   

1958  Lily Theresa Strickland, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1960  Roy Orbison releases "Only the Lonely" on June - 06.   

1962  On June - 06 beatles meet their producer George Martin for the first time Beatles record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums   

1962  On this day in history guinn Williams, actor (Big Boy-Circus Boy), dies of poisoning at 63   

1964  On June - 06 robert Warwick, actor (Konga, Zorro, Lady Godiva), dies at 85   

1965  On June - 06 6 RAR official birthday   

1965  On June - 06 lester Matthews, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu), dies at 64   

1966  Activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi on June - 06.   

1966  Black activist James Meredith is shot and wounded as he walks along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration on June - 06.   

1966  Claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed on June - 06.   

1966  James Meredith wounded by white sniper on June - 06.   

1966  On June - 06 claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash   

1967  On June - 06 6 day war between Israel & Arab neighbors begin   

1967  On June - 06 egypt closes the Suez canal as Israel seizes Gaza   

1967  Edward G Givens Jr, Major USAF/astronaut, dies in an car crash at 47 on June - 06.   

1968  Senator Robert F. Kennedy succumbs to being shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan the day before in Los Angeles on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history franklin C Fry, US minister (World Rad of Church), dies   

1969  Battle of Binh Ba, Vietnam on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history the Black Watch of Canada regiment is retired from battle order(more history gone)   

1971  On this day in history air West filght 706 collides with Navy Phantom jet over LA, 50 die   

1971  Soyuz 11 takes 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 1 space station on this day in history.   

1971  Arnold Elston, composer, dies at 63 on June - 06.   

1972  On this day in history david Bowie releases "Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust"   

1972  Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia) on this day in history.   

1972  On June - 06 gold hits record $60 an ounce in London   

1973  On June - 06 canada bans US oil tankers from Canadian waters to reach planned oil refinery at Eastport, Maine.   

1974  Blanche Yurka, actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Cry of Werewolf), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1975  On June - 06 british voters decide to remain in Common Market   

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1236  Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283) was born on June - 06.   

1436  Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables was born on June - 06.   

1502  King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) was born on June - 06.   

1519  Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603) was born on June - 06.   

1576  On this day in history birth of giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)   

1580  Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on June - 06.   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on June - 06.   

1606  On June - 06 birth of pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)   

0840  On June - 06 agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies   

1134  Norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51 on June - 06.   

1393  Death of Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359) on this day in history.   

1480  Death of Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect on this day in history.   

1548  On June - 06 death of juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500)   

1563  On this day in history death of ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

1583  Death of Nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556) on June - 06.   

1671  On this day in history death of stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed