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  Edmund of langley: 1st duke of york, son of edward iii of england   

1493  Justus jonas: German protestant reformer   

1523  Margaret of france: Duchess of berry   

1553  Bernardino baldi: Italian mathematician   

1554  Elisabeth of austria: Queen consort of france   

1640  Pu songling: Chinese writer   

1646  Elena cornaro piscopia: Italian mathematician   

1660  Sarah churchill: Duchess of marlborough   

0535  Death of Epiphanius of constantinople: Patriarch of constantinople   

0754  Boniface: [winfrid], english saint/archbishop (dokkum),   

1118  Death of Robert de beaumont: 1st earl of leicester   

1288  Hendrik vi: Earl of luxembourg/laroche (1281-88),   

1296  Death of Edmund crouchback: Son of henry iii of england (b. 1245)   

1383  Death of Dmitry konstantinovich: Russian prince (b. 1324)   

1443  Death of Ferdinand: Portuguese saint/slave to fez,   

1568  Lamoraal: Earl of egmont/prince of gavere, beheaded