Historical Events In June - 06

1883  Ciprian Porumbescu, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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

1886  Paul Dudley White, heart specialist on June - 06.  

1887  Ruth Benedict, anthropoligist on June - 06.  

1889  On June - 06 great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks  

1890  United States Polo Association forms, NYC on June - 06.  

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  Sabin V Dragoi, composer on June - 06.  

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1896  George Samuelson leaves NY harbor to row across the Atlantic on June - 06.  

1896  On June - 06 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  On this day in history ninette de Valois, [Edris Stannus], Engl, ballerina (Royal Ballet)  

1898  Constant A Serrure, Flemish historian, dies at 62 on June - 06.  

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 June - 06.  

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

1905  French Foreign minister Delcasse resigns on German request on this day in history.  

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

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

1909  On this day in history isaiah Berlin, philosopher  

1910  Ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor (Hamlet) on this day in history.  

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

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

1913  On June - 06 rabbit Maranville, was thrown out trying to steal home 3 times  

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

1913  Jiri Hajek, Czech jurist/foreign minister on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history the first air flight out of the sight of land (Scotland to Norway)  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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 June - 06.  

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

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

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  Death of Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359) on June - 06.  

1480  On this day in history 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 this day in history.