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

1847  On this day in history gerben Postma, [Ids], Frisian writer (Swealtsjeblommen)   

1850  On June - 06 levi Strauss made his 1st blue jeans   

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

1852  On June - 06 tommaso Marchesi, composer, dies at 79   

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

1859  On June - 06 australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).   

1860  On June - 06 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 this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59   

1862  Battle of Memphis-the city is surrendered on June - 06.   

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

1862  Battle of Memphis-city is surrendered on June - 06.   

1862  Henry John Newbolt, English sea historian/poet on this day in history.   

1862  On June - 06 turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33   

1863  Battle of Milliken's Bend, LA & Williamsport, MD on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Lake Chicot, AR (Dutch Bayou)   

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

1868  Robert Falcon Scott, British leader of ill-fated south pole expedition on this day in history.   

1869  On June - 06 siegfried Wagner, German opera composer/conductor   

1872  Susan B Anthony is fined for trying to vote on this day in history.   

1872  Alexandra Fjodorovna Romanova, last Russian tsarina (1894-1918) on this day in history.   

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

1875  On June - 06 netherlands goes on the gold standard   

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  Gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1879  On June - 06 l Patrick Abercrombie, English architect   

1880  William T Cosgrave, president Irish Free state on June - 06.   

1881  On this day in history henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61   

1882  Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000 on this day in history.   

1882  Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC on this day in history.   

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1236  Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283) was born on June - 06.   

1436  On this day in history birth of regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables   

1502  On June - 06 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  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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

1599  On this day in history birth of diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)   

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

0840  On June - 06 agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies   

1134  Norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51 on June - 06.   

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

1480  On June - 06 death of vecchietta, Italian artist and architect   

1548  On June - 06 death of juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500)   

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

1583  Death of Nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556) on this day in history.   

1671  Death of Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed on June - 06.