Page 6: Historical Events In June - 03

1948  On June - 03 korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore   

1948  On this day in history the 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory   

1948  "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St James Theater NYC for 12 performances on this day in history.   

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 June - 03.   

1949  1st negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown) on June - 03.   

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  On this day in history congress cites research of NYC librarian Robert Henderson in proving   

1955  On this day in history kLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1956  3rd class travel on British Railways ends on June - 03.   

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

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

1958  On June - 03 referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers   

1959  On June - 03 1st US Air Force Academy graduation   

1959  On June - 03 ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73   

1960  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 on June - 03.   

1960  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 on June - 03.   

1962  On this day in history air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130   

1963  John XXIII, [Angelo G Roncalli], Pope (1958-63), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history ringo Starr collapses from tonsilitis &pharyngitis   

1964  Rolling Stones begin first US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro &Bobby Vee) on this day in history.   

1965  Gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight (McDivitt &White) on June - 03.   

1966  Gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford &Cernan) on June - 03.   

1966  Alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1970  On June - 03 douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Fries boer/writer, dies at 70   

1974  On this day in history yitzhak Rabin takes over from Golda Meir as Israels premier   

1975  On this day in history ozzie Nelson, actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 69   

1976  Queen's Bhoemian Rhapsody goes gold on June - 03.   

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 June - 03.   

1979  Arno Schmidt, writer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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1540  Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born on June - 03.   

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

1657  Manuel de Egues, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708) was born on June - 03.   

1660  Johannes Schenck, composer was born on June - 03.   

1685  On June - 03 birth of cornelis Hop, Amsterdam regent/diplomat   

1723  On this day in history birth of giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born naturalist (d. 1788)   

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

0545  On June - 03 chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70   

1107  Kilidj Arslan I, Seldjoeken-sultan, dies in battle on June - 03.   

1395  On this day in history death of ivan Shishman of Bulgaria   

1397  Death of William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (b. 1328) on June - 03.   

1411  On this day in history death of duke Leopold IV of Austria (b. 1371)   

1548  Death of Juan de Zumárraga, Spanish Catholic bishop of Mexico (b. 1468) on this day in history.   

1594  Death of Michel Renichon, priest, executed on June - 03.   

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