Page 6: Historical Events In June - 03

1948  Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore on this day in history.   

1948  On June - 03 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  On June - 03 dragnet is first broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles)   

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

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

1949  Amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1950  French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal on this day in history.   

1952  Romanian premier Petru Groza chosen president on this day in history.   

1953  On June - 03 congress cites research of NYC librarian Robert Henderson in proving   

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

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

1957  Howard Cosell's first TV show on June - 03.   

1957  Howard Cosell's 1st TV show on June - 03.   

1958  On this day in history referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers   

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

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

1960  On this day in history 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  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  Air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130 on June - 03.   

1963  On June - 03 john XXIII, [Angelo G Roncalli], Pope (1958-63), dies at 81   

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

1964  On June - 03 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 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 this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history 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  Ozzie Nelson, actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1976  Queen's Bhoemian Rhapsody goes gold on this day in history.   

1976  On June - 03 uS presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta   

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 this day in history.   

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

1610  Jacob Neefs, Flemish engraver/publisher, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history birth of manuel de Egues, composer   

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

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

1685  Cornelis Hop, Amsterdam regent/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

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

1726  On June - 03 birth of james Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist   

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

1107  On June - 03 kilidj Arslan I, Seldjoeken-sultan, dies in battle   

1395  On June - 03 death of ivan Shishman of Bulgaria   

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

1411  On June - 03 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 this day in history.   

1615  Death of Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (b. 1567) on this day in history.