Historical Events In July - 06

1971  White House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks on this day in history.  

1971  Horst Lange, writer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1972  Brandon De Wilde actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash on July - 06.  

1972  Brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash on July - 06.  

1973  Patrick McVey actor (Manhunt, Big Town), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

1974  Carlos Isamitt, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history comoros declare independence from France (most of them)  

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

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

1976  First women enter Naval Academy on this day in history.  

1976  Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station on July - 06.  

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

1978  On this day in history israeli jet fighters swooped over mostly Moslem West Beirut  

1979  Van McCoy, singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Hustle), dies at 35 on July - 06.  

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

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  Russell Thorson, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72 on July - 06.  

1983  On July - 06 supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less  

1986  A coup led by pro-Marcos supporters in the Philippines fails on this day in history.  

1987  The first of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India on this day in history.  

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

1988  On this day in history 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 July - 06 after 9 years, WHOT (Bkln pirate radio station) is busted by the FCC  

1989  On July - 06 janos Kádár, premier of Hungary (1956-58), dies at 77  

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

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

1990  On this day in history 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.  

1990  Jim Samuels, comedian, dies of spinal meningitis at 41 on July - 06.  

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

1991  On this day in history thorley Walters, actor (Trog, Edwardians, Daisy), dies at 78  

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

1993  Ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

1580  On July - 06 birth of johann Stobaeus, composer  

1632  On July - 06 birth of albert Schop, composer  

1632  Pietro Reggio, composer was born on July - 06.  

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

1668  On July - 06 birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist  

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

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

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on July - 06.  

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

1415  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57  

1553  On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15