Historical Events In July - 06

1971  On July - 06 white House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks  

1971  On July - 06 horst Lange, writer, dies at 66  

1972  Brandon De Wilde actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash on this day in history.  

1972  On July - 06 brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash  

1973  Patrick McVey actor (Manhunt, Big Town), dies at 63 on July - 06.  

1973  Joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80 on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history carlos Isamitt, composer, dies at 87  

1975  Comoros declare independence from France (most of them) on this day in history.  

1975  On July - 06 near Wetaskiwin Alberta, a hailstone weighing 249 grams falls(almost 9 oz. for those still Imperial measures)  

1975  Otto Skorzeny, German/Austrian SS (Mussolini/Ardennen), dies on July - 06.  

1976  On July - 06 first women enter Naval Academy.  

1976  Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station on this day in history.  

1977  On July - 06 oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69  

1978  Israeli jet fighters swooped over mostly Moslem West Beirut on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history van McCoy, singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Hustle), dies at 35  

1980  Gail Patrick actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69 on this day in history.  

1980  On July - 06 gail Patrick, actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69  

1982  Russell Thorson actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1982  On July - 06 russell Thorson, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72  

1983  Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less on July - 06.  

1986  On July - 06 a coup led by pro-Marcos supporters in the Philippines fails  

1987  On this day in history the first of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India  

1988  Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico on this day in history.  

1988  On July - 06 off Scotland, two Canadians among 167 crew members killed as gas leak leads to explosion and fire on the Occidental Petroleum drill rig Piper Alpha in the North Sea; 64 survivors rescued.  

1989  On this day in history after 9 years, WHOT (Bkln pirate radio station) is busted by the FCC  

1989  Janos Kádár, premier of Hungary (1956-58), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1990  "Jetson's the Movie" with Tiffany, premiers on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history in Java a 5.8 quake injured at least 103 people and about 10,300 houses, mosques and public buildings damaged or destroyed  

1990  In Ottawa Ontario, a burst pipe at National Archives damages 100 atlases dating between 1490 and 1600, 2,000 books; and a collection of 150 year old manuscripts on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history jim Samuels, comedian, dies of spinal meningitis at 41  

1991  On July - 06 steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini for Wimbeldon championship  

1991  Thorley Walters, actor (Trog, Edwardians, Daisy), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1992  Edgardo Pallero, Argentina producer (Los hijos de fierro), dies on this day in history.  

1993  On July - 06 ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84  

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on this day in history.  

1580  On this day in history birth of johann Stobaeus, composer  

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on July - 06.  

1632  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1678  On July - 06 birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer  

1686  On this day in history birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)  

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

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1533  On this day in history 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  On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15