Page 4: Historical Events In June - 06

1883  Ciprian Porumbescu, composer, dies at 29.   

1885  In this year, 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant claims in 2:43.   

1886  Paul Dudley White, heart specialist.   

1887  Ruth Benedict, anthropoligist.   

1889  Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks   

1890  United States Polo Association forms, NYC   

1890  Dorothy Heyward, NYC, playwright (Porgy)   

1891  Istvan Kardos, composer.   

1893  Ludovic Feldman, composer.   

1894  Sabin V Dragoi, composer.   

1896  George Samuelson leaves NY harbor to row across the Atlantic   

1896  In this year, 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave claims in 1:51.   

1896  Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya (La marcia su Rome)   

1898  Ninette de Valois, [Edris Stannus], Engl, ballerina (Royal Ballet)   

1898  Constant A Serrure, Flemish historian, dies at 62   

1900  Arthur Askey, Liverpool, actor (Bees in Paradise, Ghost Train)   

1901  Achmed Sukarno, Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67).   

1902  Avraham Daus, composer.   

1903  Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer (Gayane)   

1904  National Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, NJ   

1905  French Foreign minister Delcasse steps down on German request   

1905  John Gart, Russia, orch leader (Paul Winchell Show)   

1906  Paris Métro Line 5 is inaugurated with a inaugural section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (today known as Gare d'Austerlitz)   

1906  Max Zorn, German mathematician (lemma of Zorn)   

1907  Bill Dickey, NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43)/manager (1946).   

1909  Isaiah Berlin, philosopher   

1910  Ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor (Hamlet).   

1911  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   

1913  Rabbit Maranville, was thrown out trying to steal home 3 times   

1913  Rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times.   

1913  Jiri Hajek, Czech jurist/foreign minister.   

1914  The inaugural air flight out of the sight of land (Scotland to Norway).   

1914  1st air flight out of sight of land (Scotland to Norway)   

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1236  Wen tianxiang: Chinese prime minister   

1436  Regiomontanus (johannes muller): Prepares astronomical tables   

1502  King john iii of portugal: King john iii of portugal (d. 1557)   

1519  Andrea cesalpino: Italian philosopher and botanist   

1576  Giovanni diodati: Swiss protestant clergyman   

1580  Godefroy wendelin: Flemish astronomer   

1599  Diego velázquez: Spanish painter   

1606  Pierre corneille: France, dramatist (el cid, horace)   

0840  Agobard: Archbishop of lyon (anti-semite),   

1134  Norbertus van xanten: Monastery founder,   

1393  Emperor go-en'yu of japan: Emperor go-en'yu of japan (b. 1359)   

1480  Vecchietta: Italian artist and architect   

1548  Death of Juan de castro: Portuguese explorer (b. 1500)   

1563  Death of Ikeda nagamasa: Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

1583  Nakagawa kiyohide: Japanese warlord (b. 1556)   

1671  Stenka/stepan razin: Russian cossack/boer leader, killed