Page 4: Historical Events In June - 06

1883  Ciprian Porumbescu, composer, dies at 29 on June - 06.   

1885  19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43 on June - 06.   

1886  On June - 06 paul Dudley White, heart specialist   

1887  Ruth Benedict, anthropoligist on June - 06.   

1889  On this day in history great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks   

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

1890  On this day in history dorothy Heyward, NYC, playwright (Porgy)   

1891  Istvan Kardos, composer on June - 06.   

1893  On this day in history ludovic Feldman, composer   

1894  On June - 06 sabin V Dragoi, composer   

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

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

1896  On June - 06 italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya (La marcia su Rome)   

1898  On this day in history ninette de Valois, [Edris Stannus], Engl, ballerina (Royal Ballet)   

1898  Constant A Serrure, Flemish historian, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1900  Arthur Askey, Liverpool, actor (Bees in Paradise, Ghost Train) on this day in history.   

1901  On June - 06 achmed Sukarno, Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67)   

1902  Avraham Daus, composer on this day in history.   

1903  Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer (Gayane) on this day in history.   

1904  National Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, NJ on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history french Foreign minister Delcasse resigns on German request   

1905  John Gart, Russia, orch leader (Paul Winchell Show) on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history 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).   

1906  On June - 06 max Zorn, German mathematician (lemma of Zorn)   

1907  Bill Dickey, NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43)/manager (1946) on this day in history.   

1909  Isaiah Berlin, philosopher on June - 06.   

1910  On June - 06 ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor (Hamlet)   

1911  Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified) on June - 06.   

1912  On this day in history the eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.   

1913  On this day in history rabbit Maranville, was thrown out trying to steal home 3 times   

1913  On this day in history rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times   

1913  Jiri Hajek, Czech jurist/foreign minister on June - 06.   

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

1914  On June - 06 1st air flight out of sight of land (Scotland to Norway)   

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1236  On June - 06 birth of wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)   

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

1576  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on June - 06.   

1580  On this day in history birth of godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)   

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

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

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

1134  Norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51 on this day in history.   

1393  On June - 06 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 this day in history.   

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 June - 06.   

1671  On this day in history death of stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed