Page 7: Historical Events In June - 08

1967  Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74   

1968  Gary Puckett and The Union Gap release "Lady Will Power"   

1968  James Earl Ray, suspected of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr., is captured at the London Airport.   

1968  New colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted   

1968  Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash"   

1969  In this year, Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor formally adopts in place of Brian Jones   

1969  Spain closes its border with Gibraltar   

1969  Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57   

1972  N Chernykh discovers asteroid #3230   

1972  Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68.   

1973  Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76.   

1975  2 passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 35.   

1975  USSR launches Venera 9 for Venus landing   

1975  William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78.   

1979  The Source, inaugural computer public information service, goes online.   

1979  Wings release "Back to the Egg" album.   

1979  Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79.   

1982  Reagan addresses joint session of British Parliament   

1982  [Leroy] Satchel Paige, US baseball pitcher, dies at 75   

1984  Gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88.   

1986  Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected pres of Austria.   

1986  Kurt Waldheim, former Nazi, chosen as the new Austrian president.   

1987  Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33   

1988  Eli Mintz, actor (Boardwalk), dies.   

1990  Czechoslovakia's inaugural free elections in 44 years.   

1990  Alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies.   

1991  Bertice Reading, Dutch actress (Moon in the Gutter), dies.   

1992  Beverly Carter, entertainer, dies at 51   

1993  René Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief deports jews, dies at 84   

1994  William Marshall, actor/director (Santa Fe Trail), dies at 86   

1995  U.S. Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines, after having to survive alone for several days when his F-16 fighter was shot down   

1995  Juan Carlos Ongania, pres of Argentina (1966-70), dies   

1996  Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70   

2000  Pultizer Prize Winning cartoonist Jeff MacNelly, creator of the comic strip Shoe, dies of cancer at age 52.   

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1318  Eleonora plantagenet: Daughter of king eduard ii/wife of reinald ii   

1625  Giovanni d cassini: Perinaldo, france, discoverer (4 moons of saturn)   

1652  William dampier: English explorer/pirate   

1671  Tomaso albinoni: Italian composer (adagio in g-minor)   

1717  John collins: American politician   

1722  Jakob friedrich kleinknecht: Composer   

1724  John smeaton: Leeds, civil engineer   

1740  Gabriele mario piozzi: Composer   

0218  Opellius macrinus: Emperor of rome (217-8),   

0632  Mohammed: Prophet of islam (koran),   

1042  Hardicanute: King of england (1040-42), lambeth   

1115  Death of Peter van amiens: French minister of crusades,   

1376  "black prince" of wales: Son of king edward of england,   

1383  Thomas de ros: 5th baron de ros, english crusader (b. 1338)   

1384  Kanami: Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  Death of George neville: English archbishop and statesman