Page 5: Historical Events In June - 05

1920  1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell.   

1920  cornelius Ryan, US historian/writer (Italians: Face of a Nation).   

1921  Lancelot Pierre, cricketer (1 Test WI v England 1948, 0-28)   

1921  Georges Feydeau, French playwright (Chat and Poche), dies at 58   

1923  Daniel Rogers Pinkham, Lynn Massachusetts, composer (Signs of Zodiac)   

1923  George H Breitner, impressionist painter, dies at 65   

1924  Kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/orientalist   

1925  29th US Golf Open: Willie Macfarlane shoots a 291 at Worcester CC Mass   

1925  Bill Hayes, Harvey Ill, actor (Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life)   

1926  indians triple-play Yankees and win 15-3.   

1927  3rd French Mens Tennis: R Lacoste beats B Tilden (64 46 57 63 11-9)   

1927  paul Lacombe, composer, dies at 89.   

1928  Otto V Walter, writer   

1929  ramsey MacDonald forms minority Labour govt in Britain.   

1930  jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist, dies.   

1931  jules Renkin is recorded as becoming premier of Belgium.   

1932  Henry Taberer, cricket (bowl Trumper only Test wkt for S Africa), dies   

1933  The United States goes off the gold standard   

1933  uS goes off gold standard.   

1933  Gold standard abolished   

1934  The inaugural formal meeting of The Baker Street Irregulars (NYC)   

1934  1st formal meeting of Baker Street Irregulars (NYC)   

1937  A Bohrmann discovers asteroid #1455 Mitchella   

1937  In this year, 69th Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral claims in 2:28.6   

1939  elijah Beardsworth, world quick shaving champion, dies.   

1940  battle of France begins in WW II.   

1940  synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh.   

1940  the Battle of France begins during World War II.   

1940  1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh   

1941  Cyprus reinforced by Australian troops   

1941  sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ.   

1942  Eichmann officially notes that since December 1941, 97000 people have been "processed" in three gas-vans   

1942  British offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie   

1943  in this year, 75th Belmont: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet claims in 2:28.2.   

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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  Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1523  On June - 05 birth of margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)   

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

1554  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)   

1640  On June - 05 birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)   

1646  Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)   

0535  Death of Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.   

0754  On June - 05 boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79   

1017  On this day in history death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)   

1118  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester   

1288  On June - 05 hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle   

1296  On this day in history death of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)   

1383  On this day in history death of dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324)   

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on this day in history.