Page 8: 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  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 July - 06.   

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

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

1974  On this day in history 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 July - 06.   

1976  On this day in history first women enter Naval Academy.   

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

1977  On this day in history oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69   

1978  Israeli jet fighters swooped over mostly Moslem West Beirut on July - 06.   

1979  On this day in history 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  Russell Thorson actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72 on July - 06.   

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

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  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  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  After 9 years, WHOT (Bkln pirate radio station) is busted by the FCC on July - 06.   

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

1990  On July - 06 "Jetson's the Movie" with Tiffany, premiers   

1990  On July - 06 in Java a 5.8 quake injured at least 103 people and about 10,300 houses, mosques and public buildings damaged or destroyed   

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

1991  Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini for Wimbeldon championship on this day in history.   

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 July - 06.   

1993  Ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84 on July - 06.   

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on July - 06.   

1580  On this day in history 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 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 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 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 this day in history antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64   

1533  On July - 06 ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57   

1535  On this day in history death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57   

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