June 09: Significance, Events, and How to Celebrate Natural Disasters & Epidemics

1914  Honus Wagner, is 2nd to get 3000 hits.   

1914  Barbara Mullen, Boston MA, actress (Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners).   

1915  Jane Cowan, cello teacher   

1916  Robert S McNamara, US Sec of Defense (1961-68)/head (World Bank).   

1918  Rob de Vries, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/dir/actor (Ciske de Rat)   

1919  Canadian National Railway Company is incorporated.   

1919  General steel strike in France.   

1919  Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player.   

1920  Isobel June Braybrooke English, novellist   

1921  Agnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1952, 56).   

1922  inaugural ringing of the Harkness Memorial Chime at Yale University.   

1922  George Axelrod, playwright (Breakfast at Tiffany, Bus Stop)   

1922  Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 56.   

1923  In this year, 55th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Zev claims in 2:19.   

1924  "Jelly-Roll Blues," is recorded by blues great, Jelly Roll Morton   

1924  Christine Goitschel, France, slalom (Olympic-gold-1964).   

1925  Roy Hughes, MP   

1926  Mona Freeman, Baltimore, actress (Black Beauty, Dear Wife, Heiress).   

1927  Franco Donatoni, composer.   

1928  inaugural aerial cross of the Pacific lands in Brisbane Australia.   

1928  In this year, 60th Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Vito claims in 2:33.2   

1928  Geraint Gruffydd, director (U of Wales Centre for Welsh Studies).   

1929  Venezuelan rebel Urbina lets Dutch/Curacaose hostages free   

1929  Johnny Ace, [John M Alexander Jr], Memphis Tn, R and B singer (My Song).   

1929  Lewis Bennison, dies   

1930  Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile (29:36.4)   

1930  Lin[wood] [Vrooman] Carter, US, sci-fi author (Thongor of Lemuria)   

1931  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1197 Rhodesia   

1931  Goddard patents rocket-fueled aircraft design   

1931  The rocket-fueled aircraft design is patented by Robet Goddard.   

1931  1st rocket-powered aircraft design patented (R Goddard)   

1931  Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)/mgr (NY Yankees)   

1931  Henrique Oswald, composer, dies at 79.   

1932  Natalia Janotha, composer, dies at 76.   

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