Page 8: Historical Events In July - 06

1971  On this day in history white House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks   

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

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

1972  On this day in history brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash   

1973  On July - 06 patrick McVey actor (Manhunt, Big Town), dies at 63   

1973  On July - 06 joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80   

1974  On July - 06 carlos Isamitt, composer, dies at 87   

1975  On July - 06 comoros declare independence from France (most of them)   

1975  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69   

1978  On July - 06 israeli jet fighters swooped over mostly Moslem West Beirut   

1979  Van McCoy, singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Hustle), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

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

1980  Gail Patrick, actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69 on July - 06.   

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  A coup led by pro-Marcos supporters in the Philippines fails on this day in history.   

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

1988  On July - 06 carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico   

1988  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 on July - 06.   

1989  On July - 06 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 July - 06.   

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 this day in history steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini for Wimbeldon championship   

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

1992  On July - 06 edgardo Pallero, Argentina producer (Los hijos de fierro), dies   

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

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1542  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg   

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

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

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

1638  On July - 06 birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

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

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1553  On July - 06 edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15