Page 6: Historical Events In June - 05

1944  On this day in history rome is captured intact by the 5th Army.   

1944  On June - 05 the first B-29 bombing raid; 1 plane lost due to engine failure   

1944  On June - 05 1st B-29 bombing raid; 1 plane lost due to engine failure   

1944  Riccardo Zandonai, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1945  Berlin council of Allied commanders begins on this day in history.   

1945  USA, UK, USSR, France declare supreme authority over Germany on June - 05.   

1945  Opera "Peter Grimes of Benjamin Britten," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1946  On June - 05 fire at LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge kills 61 (Chicago Ill)   

1947  On June - 05 sec of State George C Marshall outlines "The Marshall Plan"   

1947  On June - 05 sec of State George C Marshall outlines "Marshall Plan"   

1948  On June - 05 phillies Richie Ashburn sets NL rookie consecut hitting streak at 23   

1950  US Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation on June - 05.   

1952  On June - 05 jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles for heavyweight boxing title   

1952  1st sporting event televised nationally-Walcott vs Charles boxing on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history denmark adopts a new constitution   

1953  Bill Tilden, tennis champ, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1954  On June - 05 "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV   

1955  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open on June - 05.   

1956  On June - 05 fed court rules racial segregation on Montgomery buses anti-Const   

1956  "Milton Berle Show," last airs on NBC-TV on June - 05.   

1957  NY narcotics investigator, Dr Herbert Berger, urges AMA to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes on this day in history.   

1964  On June - 05 davie Jones & King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me", group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie   

1966  On June - 05 natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69   

1967  On June - 05 israel raids Egyptian military targets. Syria, Iraq, and Jordan also entered the conflict.   

1967  On this day in history murderer Richard Speck sentenced to death in the electric chair   

1967  On this day in history the six day war in the Middle East, between Israel and its neighbours, begins   

1967  Edna Park Edwards, entertainer, dies at 72 on June - 05.   

1968  On June - 05 senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, who was immediately arrested. Kennedy had just claimed victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. 68   

1968  Sirhan Sirhan shoots Bobby Kennedy, who dies the next day on this day in history.   

1968  US Senator Robert Kennedy shot and killed in Los Angeles on this day in history.   

1969  Race riot in Hartford Connecticut on this day in history.   

1970  On June - 05 "Jopie" Pengel, [Johan A], premier Suriname (1963-69), dies at 54   

1972  UN Conference on the Human Environment opens in Stockholm on June - 05.   

1973  On June - 05 max Terhune, actor (Range Justice, Night Riders), dies at 82   

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1341  Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402) was born on June - 05.   

1493  Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

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

1640  On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)   

1646  On this day in history birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)   

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

1017  Death of Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976) on this day in history.   

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

1288  Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle on June - 05.   

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

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

1443  On this day in history ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies