Historical Events In June - 06

1975  Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established on June - 06.  

1975  Larry Blyden, actor (Joe & Mabel, What's My Line), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1976  On this day in history j Paul Getty, oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 in London  

1977  On June - 06 supreme Court tossed out automatic death penalty laws  

1977  On June - 06 sophie Stewart, actress (As You Like It), dies at 69  

1978  A Mrkos discovers asteroids #2199 Klet & #3339 on this day in history.  

1978  On June - 06 california voters overwhelmingly approve Proposition 13, an initiative calling for major property tax cuts.  

1978  Proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57% on this day in history.  

1979  On June - 06 jack Haley, actor (Wizard of Oz), dies of cancer at 79  

1980  Bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbeldon title on this day in history.  

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1982  On this day in history israel invades southern Lebanon, site of Palestinian guerrilla  

1984  On this day in history 1,200 die in Sikh "Golden Temple" uprising India  

1984  On June - 06 a[rthur] Bertram Chandler, author (Empress of Outer Space), dies at 72  

1985  Body of Nazi criminal, Dr Josef Mengele located & exhumed on June - 06.  

1985  Brazilian authorities exhume the body later identified as Dr. Josef Mengele, the one responsible for many of the Nazi Holocaust atrocities during World War II on this day in history.  

1985  Chris Evert wins a grand slam title for 13th straight year (French) on June - 06.  

1985  On this day in history soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station  

1985  On this day in history siem Devout, Dutch actor, dies at 54  

1986  On this day in history kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of the NC State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself  

1986  Bhavana Balachandran, Indian actress on June - 06.  

1988  On this day in history george Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WW II Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989)  

1988  On June - 06 ella Raines, actress (Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 66  

1991  Dana Plato receives 6 yr suspended sentence for robbing a video store on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history the Canadian Supreme Court rules 6-1 that public servants can work on election campaigns; except for top bureaucrats, who must remain neutral.  

1991  Larry Kert, actor (Tony-West Side Story), dies of AIDS at 60 on June - 06.  

1992  Larry Riley, actor (Soldier Story, Knots Landing), dies of AIDS at 39 on June - 06.  

1993  On this day in history james Bridges, writer/director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57  

1994  On this day in history a Chinese passenger jet crashes, killing all 160 people on board.  

1994  In Colombia a 6.7 quake results in at least 295 people killed, 500 missing, 13,000 homeless and severe damage caused to houses, highways and bridges by the earthquake and ensuing landslides on June - 06.  

1994  Barry Sullivan, actor (Great Gadsby), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1994  On June - 06 paez river earthquake in Colombia killing 1,100 people  

1995  Imam Elissa, singer, dies at 76 on June - 06.  

1999  Central Manitoba Railway, a subsidiary of Cando Contracting, takes over the operation of the former CN Carman sub. from m. 0.13 to m. 50.50 on this day in history.  

2005  On this day in history apple Computer announces in a keynote address that they would begin production of Intel-chiped Macintosh computers in 206.  

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1236  On this day in history birth of wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)  

1436  Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables was born on this day in history.  

1502  King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) was born on June - 06.  

1519  Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603) was born on June - 06.  

1576  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

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

1599  On this day in history birth of diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)  

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 this day in history 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 June - 06.  

1563  On this day in history 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 this day in history.