Page 6: Historical Events In June - 03

1948  On this day in history korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore   

1948  On June - 03 the 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory   

1948  On June - 03 "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St James Theater NYC for 12 performances   

1949  Dragnet is first broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles) on June - 03.   

1949  The first negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown) on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 1st negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown)   

1949  On June - 03 amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79   

1950  On June - 03 french expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal   

1952  On this day in history romanian premier Petru Groza chosen president   

1953  Congress cites research of NYC librarian Robert Henderson in proving on this day in history.   

1955  KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting on June - 03.   

1956  On this day in history 3rd class travel on British Railways ends   

1957  On June - 03 howard Cosell's first TV show   

1957  On this day in history howard Cosell's 1st TV show   

1958  Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history 1st US Air Force Academy graduation   

1959  On this day in history ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73   

1960  On June - 03 seven helicopters of HS-4 from Yorktown rescued 53 merchant seamen from the British freighter Shun Lee which was breaking up on Pratas Reef, 500 miles northwest of Manila   

1960  On this day in history test launchings of Bullpup air-to-surface missiles from a Marine Corps HUS-1 helicopter were successfully completed at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River.   

1962  On June - 03 air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130   

1963  John XXIII, [Angelo G Roncalli], Pope (1958-63), dies at 81 on June - 03.   

1964  Ringo Starr collapses from tonsilitis &pharyngitis on June - 03.   

1964  On this day in history rolling Stones begin first US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro &Bobby Vee)   

1965  Gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight (McDivitt &White) on this day in history.   

1966  Gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford &Cernan) on this day in history.   

1966  On June - 03 alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65   

1967  Arthur Mitchell Ransome, critic/children's book author, dies on June - 03.   

1970  On this day in history douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Fries boer/writer, dies at 70   

1974  Yitzhak Rabin takes over from Golda Meir as Israels premier on June - 03.   

1975  Ozzie Nelson, actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 69 on June - 03.   

1976  On June - 03 queen's Bhoemian Rhapsody goes gold   

1976  US presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta on this day in history.   

1979  The oil rig Ixtoc I in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled on this day in history.   

1979  Arno Schmidt, writer, dies at 65 on June - 03.   

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1540  Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1610  On June - 03 birth of jacob Neefs, Flemish engraver/publisher, baptised   

1657  On June - 03 birth of manuel de Egues, composer   

1659  On this day in history birth of david Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708)   

1660  On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, composer   

1685  Cornelis Hop, Amsterdam regent/diplomat was born on June - 03.   

1723  Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born naturalist (d. 1788) was born on June - 03.   

1726  James Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist was born on June - 03.   

0545  Chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1107  On this day in history kilidj Arslan I, Seldjoeken-sultan, dies in battle   

1395  Death of Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria on June - 03.   

1397  On June - 03 death of william Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1411  Death of Duke Leopold IV of Austria (b. 1371) on June - 03.   

1548  On this day in history death of juan de Zumárraga, Spanish Catholic bishop of Mexico (b. 1468)   

1594  Death of Michel Renichon, priest, executed on this day in history.   

1615  On June - 03 death of sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (b. 1567)