Historical Events In July - 06

1903  George Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of SF on July - 06.  

1903  Axel Theorell, Sweden, biochemist, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955) on July - 06.  

1904  On July - 06 robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma)  

1905  On July - 06 alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the second time.  

1906  The Empress of Ireland arrives at Quebec at 05 30 on maiden voyage from Liverpool; with 215 1st-class passengers, 314 2nd-class passengers and 777 3rd-class passengers; best day's run was 460 knots, a record for the North Atlantic service on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, composer  

1906  The Empress of Ireland arrives at Quebec at 05:30 on maiden voyage from Liverpool; with 215 1st-class passengers, 314 2nd-class passengers and 777 3rd-class passengers; best day's run was 460 knots, a record for the North Atlantic service on July - 06.  

1907  On this day in history m C Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter/wife of Diego Rivera  

1908  On this day in history cDR Robert Peary sails in Roosevelt from New York to explore Arctic.  

1908  Robert Peary's expedition sails from NYC for the north pole on this day in history.  

1908  On July - 06 robert Peary's expedition sails from NYC for north pole  

1908  Leonce Grass, Flemish singer/conductor on July - 06.  

1911  On this day in history first naval aviation base established at Annapolis, MD.  

1912  On July - 06 5th Olympic games in Stockholm opens  

1912  Donald Lippincott runs world record 100m (10.6) on this day in history.  

1914  On July - 06 jens Rohiner, composer  

1914  Delmira Augustini, Uruguayan poet, murdered at 27 on July - 06.  

1915  Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show) on July - 06.  

1916  Unica Zorn, writer on July - 06.  

1917  On July - 06 t E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey  

1917  On July - 06 hugo Cole, composer  

1918  On July - 06 bert [Lambertus H] Voeten, Dutch journalist/poet (Crossing)  

1918  Count von Mirbach, German ambassador to Moscow, dies on this day in history.  

1919  On July - 06 british R-34 lands in NY, first airship to cross Atlantic (108 hr)  

1919  British R-34 lands in NY, 1st airship to cross Atlantic (108 hr) on July - 06.  

1919  On this day in history dorothy Kirsten, opera singer/Alzheimer disease activist  

1920  Test and first use of radio compass in aircraft off Norfolk, VA on this day in history.  

1920  Yankees score 14 in 5th inning & beat Washington Senators, 17-0 on July - 06.  

1920  On this day in history william Worthington, horse trainer  

1922  Dutch auto/airplane manufacturer Trompenburg declares bankruptcy on this day in history.  

1922  Francisco Moncion, dancer on July - 06.  

1923  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics formed on this day in history.  

1923  36th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats K McKane (62 62) on July - 06.  

1923  Cathy O'Donnell, Siluria AL, actress (Miniver Story, Man from Laramie) on this day in history.  

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1542  On July - 06 birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg  

1580  On July - 06 birth of johann Stobaeus, composer  

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on this day in history.  

1632  On July - 06 birth of pietro Reggio, composer  

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on July - 06.  

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on July - 06.  

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on July - 06.  

1189  On this day in history henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56  

1218  On July - 06 death of eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)  

1415  Death of Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany on this day in history.  

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on July - 06.  

1480  On July - 06 antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64  

1533  On July - 06 ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57  

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on July - 06.  

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on July - 06.