Historical Events In July - 06

1903  On this day in history george Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of SF  

1903  Axel Theorell, Sweden, biochemist, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955) on this day in history.  

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

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 July - 06.  

1906  Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, composer on July - 06.  

1906  On July - 06 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.  

1907  On July - 06 m C Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter/wife of Diego Rivera  

1908  On July - 06 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 July - 06.  

1908  On this day in history robert Peary's expedition sails from NYC for north pole  

1908  On this day in history leonce Grass, Flemish singer/conductor  

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

1912  5th Olympic games in Stockholm opens on July - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history unica Zorn, writer  

1917  T E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey on this day in history.  

1917  On this day in history hugo Cole, composer  

1918  On this day in history bert [Lambertus H] Voeten, Dutch journalist/poet (Crossing)  

1918  Count von Mirbach, German ambassador to Moscow, dies on July - 06.  

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

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

1919  Dorothy Kirsten, opera singer/Alzheimer disease activist on July - 06.  

1920  Test and first use of radio compass in aircraft off Norfolk, VA on July - 06.  

1920  Yankees score 14 in 5th inning & beat Washington Senators, 17-0 on this day in history.  

1920  William Worthington, horse trainer on this day in history.  

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

1922  Francisco Moncion, dancer on this day in history.  

1923  On this day in history union of Soviet Socialist Republics formed  

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 July - 06.  

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

1580  Johann Stobaeus, composer was born on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history birth of albert Schop, composer  

1632  Pietro Reggio, composer was born on this day in history.  

1638  On this day in history birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter  

1668  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist  

1678  On this day in history birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer  

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

1189  On July - 06 henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56  

1218  On this day in history death of eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)  

1415  On July - 06 death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany  

1476  On this day in history regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies  

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 this day in history.