Page 3: Historical Events In June - 06

1844  On June - 06 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.")   

1844  On June - 06 young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London   

1844  On June - 06 young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) forms in London   

1847  On June - 06 gerben Postma, [Ids], Frisian writer (Swealtsjeblommen)   

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

1850  Karl F Braun, Germany, co-developed wireless telegraphy (Nobel 1909) on June - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1860  On June - 06 william R Inge, English theologist/Deacon St Paul's Cathedral   

1861  On June - 06 lincoln's cabinet declares Union govt will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers   

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

1862  On this day in history battle of Memphis-the city is surrendered   

1862  On June - 06 the birth of Henry Newbolt, English poet   

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

1862  Henry John Newbolt, English sea historian/poet on June - 06.   

1862  Turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

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

1864  Battle of Lake Chicot, AR (Dutch Bayou) on this day in history.   

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

1868  On June - 06 robert Falcon Scott, British leader of ill-fated south pole expedition   

1869  Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer/conductor on June - 06.   

1872  On June - 06 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 this day in history.   

1875  On June - 06 netherlands goes on the gold standard   

1875  On June - 06 thomas Mann, Germany, novelist (Magic Mountain-Nobel 1929)   

1877  On this day in history prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca & chief Standing Bear, dies   

1878  On June - 06 gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70   

1879  On June - 06 l Patrick Abercrombie, English architect   

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

1881  Henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1502  King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On June - 06 birth of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)   

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

1580  On June - 06 birth of godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on June - 06.   

1606  On this day in history birth of pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)   

0840  On this day in history agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies   

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

1393  Death of Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359) on this day in history.   

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

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

1563  On this day in history death of ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

1583  On June - 06 death of nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556)   

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