Page 3: Historical Events In June - 06

1844  The Young Men's Christian Association is founded in London. (Some 130+ years later, a group known as the Village People would gain a hit recording with "YMCA.") on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London   

1844  Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) forms in London on this day in history.   

1847  Gerben Postma, [Ids], Frisian writer (Swealtsjeblommen) on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history levi Strauss made his 1st blue jeans   

1850  On June - 06 karl F Braun, Germany, co-developed wireless telegraphy (Nobel 1909)   

1852  On this day in history tommaso Marchesi, composer, dies at 79   

1857  Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway on June - 06.   

1859  Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history william R Inge, English theologist/Deacon St Paul's Cathedral   

1861  Lincoln's cabinet declares Union govt will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers on June - 06.   

1861  Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1862  Battle of Memphis-the city is surrendered on this day in history.   

1862  The birth of Henry Newbolt, English poet on June - 06.   

1862  Battle of Memphis-city is surrendered on this day in history.   

1862  On June - 06 henry John Newbolt, English sea historian/poet   

1862  On this day in history turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33   

1863  On June - 06 battle of Milliken's Bend, LA & Williamsport, MD   

1864  On June - 06 battle of Lake Chicot, AR (Dutch Bayou)   

1868  On June - 06 the birth of Robert F. Scott, English antartic explorer   

1868  On this day in history robert Falcon Scott, British leader of ill-fated south pole expedition   

1869  On this day in history siegfried Wagner, German opera composer/conductor   

1872  On this day in history susan B Anthony is fined for trying to vote   

1872  Alexandra Fjodorovna Romanova, last Russian tsarina (1894-1918) on June - 06.   

1875  The birth of Thomas Mann, German writer and Nobel prize winner on June - 06.   

1875  Netherlands goes on the gold standard on June - 06.   

1875  Thomas Mann, Germany, novelist (Magic Mountain-Nobel 1929) on this day in history.   

1877  Prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca & chief Standing Bear, dies on June - 06.   

1878  On this day in history gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70   

1879  On June - 06 l Patrick Abercrombie, English architect   

1880  On this day in history william T Cosgrave, president Irish Free state   

1881  Henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61 on June - 06.   

1882  On this day in history cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000   

1882  On June - 06 electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC   

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1236  On this day in history birth of wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)   

1436  Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables was born on June - 06.   

1502  On this day in history birth of king John III of Portugal (d. 1557)   

1519  On this day in history birth of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)   

1576  On June - 06 birth of giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)   

1580  Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on June - 06.   

1599  On June - 06 birth of diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)   

1606  On June - 06 birth of pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)   

0840  Agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies on June - 06.   

1134  On June - 06 norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51   

1393  On this day in history death of emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359)   

1480  Death of Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect on this day in history.   

1548  Death of Juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500) on June - 06.   

1563  Death of Ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519) on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history death of nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556)   

1671  On June - 06 death of stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed