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  Peter van amiens: French minister of crusades,   

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

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

1384  Kanami: Japanese actor (b. 1333)   

1476  George neville: English archbishop and statesman