Page 8: Historical Events In July - 06

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

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

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

1973  On this day in history joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80   

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

1975  On this day in history 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  First women enter Naval Academy on July - 06.   

1976  On this day in history soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station   

1977  Oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69 on July - 06.   

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

1979  On July - 06 van McCoy, singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Hustle), dies at 35   

1980  On this day in history 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  On July - 06 russell Thorson actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72   

1982  Russell Thorson, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72 on July - 06.   

1983  Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less on this day in history.   

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

1987  The first of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India on July - 06.   

1988  Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico on July - 06.   

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  On July - 06 "Jetson's the Movie" with Tiffany, premiers   

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

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

1632  On July - 06 birth of albert Schop, composer   

1632  On this day in history birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter was born on July - 06.   

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on this day in history.   

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

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on this day in history.   

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

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on July - 06.   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on this day in history.   

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