Page 4: Historical Events In June - 06

1883  On this day in history ciprian Porumbescu, composer, dies at 29   

1885  19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43 on this day in history.   

1886  Paul Dudley White, heart specialist on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history ruth Benedict, anthropoligist   

1889  Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks on June - 06.   

1890  United States Polo Association forms, NYC on this day in history.   

1890  On June - 06 dorothy Heyward, NYC, playwright (Porgy)   

1891  On this day in history istvan Kardos, composer   

1893  On June - 06 ludovic Feldman, composer   

1894  Sabin V Dragoi, composer on June - 06.   

1896  George Samuelson leaves NY harbor to row across the Atlantic on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51   

1896  Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya (La marcia su Rome) on this day in history.   

1898  Ninette de Valois, [Edris Stannus], Engl, ballerina (Royal Ballet) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history constant A Serrure, Flemish historian, dies at 62   

1900  On this day in history arthur Askey, Liverpool, actor (Bees in Paradise, Ghost Train)   

1901  Achmed Sukarno, Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67) on this day in history.   

1902  On June - 06 avraham Daus, composer   

1903  Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer (Gayane) on June - 06.   

1904  On June - 06 national Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, NJ   

1905  French Foreign minister Delcasse resigns on German request on June - 06.   

1905  John Gart, Russia, orch leader (Paul Winchell Show) on June - 06.   

1906  Paris Métro Line 5 is inaugurated with a first section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (today known as Gare d'Austerlitz) on June - 06.   

1906  Max Zorn, German mathematician (lemma of Zorn) on this day in history.   

1907  On June - 06 bill Dickey, NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43)/manager (1946)   

1909  Isaiah Berlin, philosopher on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor (Hamlet)   

1911  On June - 06 nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified)   

1912  The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century on June - 06.   

1913  Rabbit Maranville, was thrown out trying to steal home 3 times on June - 06.   

1913  Rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times on this day in history.   

1913  On June - 06 jiri Hajek, Czech jurist/foreign minister   

1914  The first air flight out of the sight of land (Scotland to Norway) on June - 06.   

1914  1st air flight out of sight of land (Scotland to Norway) on this day in history.   

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1236  Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1519  Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history birth of giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)   

1580  Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1606  Pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace) was born on June - 06.   

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 June - 06.   

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

1548  Death of Juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500) on this day in history.   

1563  On June - 06 death of ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

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.