Page 5: Historical Events In June - 05

1920  On June - 05 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell   

1920  Cornelius Ryan, US historian/writer (Italians: Face of a Nation) on June - 05.   

1921  On this day in history lancelot Pierre, cricketer (1 Test WI v England 1948, 0-28)   

1921  On this day in history georges Feydeau, French playwright (Chat and Poche), dies at 58   

1923  Daniel Rogers Pinkham, Lynn Massachusetts, composer (Signs of Zodiac) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history george H Breitner, impressionist painter, dies at 65   

1924  On June - 05 kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/orientalist   

1925  29th US Golf Open: Willie Macfarlane shoots a 291 at Worcester CC Mass on June - 05.   

1925  On June - 05 bill Hayes, Harvey Ill, actor (Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life)   

1926  Indians triple-play Yankees & win 15-3 on this day in history.   

1927  3rd French Mens Tennis: R Lacoste beats B Tilden (64 46 57 63 11-9) on this day in history.   

1927  On June - 05 paul Lacombe, composer, dies at 89   

1928  Otto V Walter, writer on this day in history.   

1929  Ramsey MacDonald forms minority Labour govt in Britain on June - 05.   

1930  On June - 05 jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist, dies   

1931  On this day in history jules Renkin becomes premier of Belgium   

1932  Henry Taberer, cricket (bowl Trumper only Test wkt for S Africa), dies on this day in history.   

1933  The United States goes off the gold standard on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history uS goes off gold standard   

1933  Gold standard abolished on this day in history.   

1934  The first formal meeting of The Baker Street Irregulars (NYC) on June - 05.   

1934  On June - 05 1st formal meeting of Baker Street Irregulars (NYC)   

1937  A Bohrmann discovers asteroid #1455 Mitchella on June - 05.   

1937  69th Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 2:28.6 on June - 05.   

1939  Elijah Beardsworth, world quick shaving champion, dies on this day in history.   

1940  On June - 05 battle of France begins in WW II   

1940  Synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh on June - 05.   

1940  On June - 05 the Battle of France begins during World War II.   

1940  1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh on June - 05.   

1941  On this day in history cyprus reinforced by Australian troops   

1941  On this day in history sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ   

1942  On June - 05 eichmann officially notes that since December 1941, 97,000 people have been "processed" in three gas-vans.   

1942  On June - 05 british offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie   

1943  75th Belmont: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:28.2 on June - 05.   

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1341  On this day in history birth of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402)   

1493  On June - 05 birth of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555)   

1523  On this day in history birth of margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)   

1553  On June - 05 birth of bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617)   

1554  On June - 05 birth of elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)   

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684) was born on June - 05.   

1660  On June - 05 birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)   

0535  On June - 05 death of epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople   

0754  On this day in history boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79   

1017  On June - 05 death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)   

1118  On June - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester   

1288  On this day in history hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle   

1296  Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245) on this day in history.   

1383  Death of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) on this day in history.   

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on June - 05.