Page 7: Historical Events In June - 10

1954  Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87   

1954  In this year, PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting.   

1955  The inaugural separation of virus into component parts reported   

1956  16th modern Olympiad equestrian events open in Stockholm   

1957  Harold MacMillan is recorded as becoming British PM   

1957  John Diefenbacker (C) elected PM of Canada with the biggest majority to date   

1961  Suzanne Clayton's birthday June 10th 1961.   

1963  Anita King, actress (Tender Loving Care), dies of heart attack at 74.   

1964  Southern filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked   

1964  Louis Gruenberg, composer, dies at 79.   

1965  A R Klemola discovers asteroid #2370 van Altena.   

1966  Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK   

1966  Janis Joplins inaugural live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF).   

1967  Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with UN help.   

1967  Frank Butler, actor/screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), dies at 76   

1968  Yury Sergeyevich Milyutin, composer, dies at 65.   

1969  Frank Lawton, actor (David Copperfield, Skin Game), dies at 64.   

1971  11 die in a train crash in Salem Ill.   

1971  Us lift 21 year trade embargo on China   

1971  Michael Rennie, actor (Day the Earth Stood Still), dies at 61   

1973  NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit.   

1973  William M Inge, US playwright (Come Back Little Sheba), dies at 60.   

1974  Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/baron Culloden, dies at 74.   

1975  Rockefeller panel reports on 300000 illegal CIA files on Americans.   

1976  67000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome   

1976  Adolph Zukor, Hungarian/US fur trader/movie producer, dies at 103.   

1977  Apple Computer ships its inaugural Apple II.   

1977  James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison   

1979  inaugural ever European Assembly elections   

1979  Pope John Paul II visits Poland.   

1980  Denys Morkel, S Afr cricketer (batsman scored 663 runs 1927-32), dies   

1981  IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail   

1981  Russell "Lucky" Hayden, actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at 68   

1982  Israeli troops reach outskirts of Beirut.   

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1213  Fakhruddin 'iraqi: Persian philosopher   

1613  Johan georg ii: Elect of saxon (1656-80)   

1630  Willem van bemmel: Dutch painter/etcher   

1632  Esprit fléchier: French writer and bishop   

1637  Jacques marquette: Jesuit/missionary founder (chicago)   

1657  James cragg the elder: British politician   

1688  James iii edward: Old pretender, recognized as king of britain by pope   

1688  James francis edward stuart: James francis edward stuart (d. 1766)   

0323  Alexander the great: Macedonian king (b. 356 bc) (or the 11th june)   

1075  Death of Ernest of austria: Ernest of austria (b. 1027)   

1190  Death of Frederik i van hohenstaufen "barbarossa": German king,   

1247  Death of Rodrigo jimenez de rada: Archbishop toledo/advisor alfonso viii,   

1424  Death of Duke ernest of austria: Duke ernest of austria (b. 1377)   

1552  Death of Alexander barclay: English poet   

1556  Death of Martin agricola [m sore]: German composer/cantor,   

1560  Death of Mary de guise: Queen-mother of scotland