Page 7: Historical Events In June - 05

1975  On this day in history egypt reopens the Suez Canal to international shipping. The canal had been closed since the 1967 war with Israel.   

1975  Suez Canal reopens (after 6 Day War caused it to close) on June - 05.   

1976  Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage (14 die) on this day in history.   

1976  Jean Paul Getty, US oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 on June - 05.   

1977  Coup in Seychelles on this day in history.   

1977  The first personal computer, the Apple II, goes on sale on this day in history.   

1977  "Sleepy" John Estes, rocker (Electric), dies at 74 on June - 05.   

1978  On June - 05 john Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71   

1979  On this day in history pauline Offner, Zen Theravadin nun, dies at 53   

1980  Soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station on June - 05.   

1980  On June - 05 lauritz Lauritzen, German politician, dies at 70   

1981  Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays (AIDS) on this day in history.   

1981  George Harrison releases "Somewhere in England" on this day in history.   

1981  Philo McCullough, actor (Branded, Ridin' Thru), dies on this day in history.   

1982  On June - 05 waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle   

1983  Yannich Noah becomes first Frenchman to win French Open since WW II on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's holiest site (Golden Temple)   

1984  On this day in history jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indies Sikh leader   

1987  "Nightline" presents it's first "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS & the show runs until 3 47 AM on June - 05.   

1987  "Nightline" presents it's first "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS & the show runs until 3:47 AM on June - 05.   

1988  On this day in history clarence M Pendleton, chairman of comm on Civil Rights (1981-88) dies   

1989  Billy Smith, last original NY Islander, retires on this day in history.   

1989  Paul McCartney releases "Flowers in the Dirt" on June - 05.   

1990  On June - 05 j Zeldenrust, pathology-anatomy, dies   

1991  On June - 05 space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) launched   

1992  Laurence Naismith, actor (Scrooge, Gypsy Girl), dies at 83 on June - 05.   

1993  On this day in history conway Twitty, country star (Linda on My Mind), dies in surgery at 59   

1994  Ish Kabbible, [Merwyn A Bogue], cornetist (Kay Kyser), dies at 86 on June - 05.   

1995  On this day in history bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer, dies at 75   

1996  Baldev Singh Chahal, campaigner, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history j Anthony Lukas, writer (Pulitizer, Common Ground), suicide at 64   

2001  Pedro Laín Entralgo, Spanish writer, medical and humanist on this day in history.   

2005  On June - 05 switzerland votes to join the Schengen area and to allow same-sex partnerships.   

2007  11 people are killed and 23 others injured in a train crash near Kerang in Victoria, Australia 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  Elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592) was born on June - 05.   

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on June - 05.   

1646  On June - 05 birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)   

1660  Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744) was born on June - 05.   

0535  Death of Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople on June - 05.   

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  Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1296  Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245) on June - 05.   

1383  Death of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) on June - 05.   

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